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Hi everyone, and welcome to a Silky Slime Haiku Contest!

Who: YOU! (everyone is welcome to enter, it doesn't matter whether if you have a Silky Slime or not)
What: Write a Haiku! (info below)
When: From Sunday (October 22st, 2006) to Sunday (October 29th, 2006), ending at midnight PST; lasting for a week.
Where: Right here in this thread.
Why: Because Haikus are fun and you get a silky slime if you win, that's why. ^-^

More Info: The contestant who submits the best Haiku poem centered around the subject of Silky Slimes wins. Why Haikus you ask? Well, because they are short and therefore can be written up in a small
amount of time, yet they allow for a great degree of variation.

"Haiku is, today, a 17-syllable verse form consisting of three metrical units of 5, 7, and 5 syllables."

An example (pretty bad one from me):

Silky Slimes are cool;
they are jiggly and bouncy.
There's one on your head!

Pretty easy huh? If you want more info, just google "Haiku" and some nice links should come up.

Judging: Judging will be done my me and a few of my in real life friends to ensure fairness. Judging is based on following the rules for Haikus (I.E. did you have the right number of syllables in a line and that sort of thing), and creativity.
The Prize: The prize is the baby slime that results from the breeding of these two little slimes:


To Enter: Entering this contests costs nothing. All you need to do is fill out the form below with your Haiku poem. You may enter only a maximum of three poems. Good Luck!

An entry...

SILKY SLIME HAIKU!

Name (Your GAIA username): Zophai
Your Haiku:

I wrote it about Baxter, my halloween Silky Slime, so it sort of has a halloween theme to it. <3




Wiggle, jiggle, boo!
A slime up on hallows eve,
Are you scared of him?

Comments: (optional) I think the contest is a really good idea! <3

and a question...

could we edit our Haikus after we've posted them?

Woot! entries! *sticks up in previous post*

Zophai: Yes, you can do that. But at the time of the judging, only one version of the poem will be judged. Also, if you do edit your poem, please post it again so I know you've edited. whee

SILKY SLIME HAIKU!

Name: Zvonimir Stojkovic

Cool, cute, silky-built
Look for one on Halloween
Scared slimes burst in fright

Comments: Cruelty to slimes! xd
I know I'm evil... twisted

Question: Can we post more than one, just for fun?
Nvm, just had a closer look at the first post... silly me sweatdrop

rofl those are some wonderful Haikus everyone!

SILKY SLIME HAIKU!

Name (Your GAIA username): Alicornia
Your Haiku:

Up and down he goes,
Walking all around his tank.
Back and forth as well.

Comments: lol

First of all... let me appologize for not getting to this sooner. sweatdrop
School really got in the way there, and I hope I didn't cause any inconviences...

and now on to the winner!

After much deliberation between a few friends of mine and myself, we've decided that the winner is chewyourfood, for the poem listed below:



Very creative, it made me laugh. heart
So congradulations chewyourfood. ^^
So, chewyourfood, please let me know a name, so I can let the staff know.

And thank you everyone else for taking the time to enter. All the haikus were wonderful. heart