Haiku!

Simple, elegant, the Haiku has captivated the imagination for centuries.
Believed to be created in the 17th Century, this simple poetry style is harder to master than one might think!

All entries need to be submitted in the form of a Haiku. Traditionally, Haiku have to do with nature, but, in this case, they can be about anything.
For more information on Haiku, please visit The Wikipedia Entry on Haiku.

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Submission Guidelines

Your entry must be submitted in Haiku format. Type directly in the upload box or copy/paste from Notepad (or similar editing program). IMPORTANT: Copy/Pasting from complex word processing programs, such as MS Word, can change certain characters. If you use MS Word: Copy/Paste from Word into Notepad, then Copy/Paste into the contest upload box. Do not insert html formating

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Image Submission

You may use your own image but must supply a matching thumbnail with your entry. Before uploading your text: right click on the following images and save to your hard drive. Rename the image: thumb.jpg or main.jpg

Thumbnail: contest image created by JenX Use this image as your thumbnail image

Full Image: Use this as your Full Image

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Contest Rules:

Challenge Theme - Enter Contest Theme: "Haiku". Contest begins July 15, 2009 - and - ends July 29, 2009 at 9:00am Renderosity server time.
(Entries MUST be timestamped by the contest ending date and time.) All members and moderators can enter - except for challenge managers No sexual or extreme violence - stories/poems/images must be suitable for all audiences and abide by Renderosity's Terms of Service. For this challenge, you are allowed to enter as many times as you want. Please make sure you are entering your best work!. By uploading your story/poem you are agreeing that this is your original work. Authors will remain the intellectual property holder of their entries.

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Judging / Voting: Judging will begin at the close of the contest. Voting will take place within this month's challenge page. To vote ... click on the story or poem that you like, and vote for your favorite, using the voting button under that specific story or poem. Voting is open to all Renderosity members. Duplicate or clone votes will be disqualified. Voting will begin July 29, and will close on August 30, 9:00am - Renderosity time. First place winner picks the theme for the next month, subject to approval with the challenge manager(s). Announcement of winners will be in the Writer's Forum, and within the Challenge page.

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Voting Rules The winners will be posted the day after the close of voting. First place winner will be the one with the most points. Second and Third place accordingly. All voting will be Anonymous, as will the posting of the entries.

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Artists grant permission to Renderosity for the use of submitted stories/poems/images for an undetermined period of time. This is strictly for posting within the contest archives. The Artist will remain the intellectual property holder.

All Entries are copyrighted, and cannot be copied, reprinted, or linked to, without written permission of the author/artist.