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As mentioned before the Haiku Contest and Rhyme Contest have been combined into one contest. Every two weeks the task will alternate between writing a haiku or writing a poem.

Rules | Cast your vote!
For each new round, I will provide one of the following:

a title
the first line of the poem/rhyme/haiku
a picture

Depending on which one of the above I supply, all you have to do is take the first line and continue the poem/haiku, or write a completely original poem, rhyme or haiku based on the title or picture.

For example: If I give you the title "Adam and Donna" you can write a poem/haiku about Adam and Donna ^_^ If I give you a picture of pirates you could write about Pirates or Lost Treasure or Davy Jones' Locker or anything you can think of related to the picture. If I give you the line "One day we went to the Sea Shore" you must continue as if that were the first line of your poem/haiku. Then, after the round is over I will post the entries in order that everyone can vote for their favorite. (Note: I may not be able to post all entries if I get too many) This contest is for TNO members only!

Please use the following guidelines when writing your poem/haiku. Failure to follow them may result in your poem/haiku's disqualification:

Your poem/haiku MUST relate the picture, title, or line of text given. If I give the first line of a poem/haiku, your poem/haiku MUST begin with this line.
Use proper spelling, grammar, punctuation, and capitalization.
Your poem/haiku should be divided up properly into separate lines, so make sure you use spacing (i.e. do not submit a big block of text, or I won't know where one line ends and another begins).
If this is a rhyming round, your poem MUST have some sort of rhyme scheme. I know that not all poetry rhymes, but after all, this is called the Rhyme Contest.
If this is a haiku round, your haiku MUST follow the standard 5-7-5 format. More information can be found below.
Submit ONLY ONE poem/haiku per round.

What is a haiku?

A haiku is an unrhymed poem in three lines containing 5, then 7, then 5 syllables. Observe:

First autumn morning:
the mirror I stare into
shows my father's face.

: Murakami, Kijo. ( 1865-1938 )

[See past Haiku winners here]
[See past Rhyme winners here]
[Click here to vote]

Next round's inspiration:

Write a rhyme with the following line:

The pound is opening today...

Cast your vote! | Rules
Just select the one you like best and enter your username at the bottom to vote! One vote per member, and please do not vote from multiple accounts. Also, plagiarism is not tolerated -- notify us if you see any copied work here. Thanks!

Last Week's Inspiration:

Write a haiku or rhyme about the following picture:

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