Summer-into-Fall Prose. Wrap-up Challenge

In five haikus, tell a story about the cycle of life. Start with being born, then so forth. Because this is absorbing the entirety of all Prose. Challenges until October's start, we're giving the winner $250. Winner is decided by a combination of likes, and our panel. And...Go.

wandrstruckpoet

70 reads

the name of water

new year's baby

a blizzard

outside the maternity ward

puddles & lily pads

i learn the name

of water

dress clinging

to my rounded belly

cloudburst

low mist

over red mountains...

fading fire

hospice heartbeat

the steady descent

of snow

Author's note: rather than following a 575 structure, I've written this series in the style of the majority of modern English language haiku—with an emphasis on brevity, seasonal references, and juxtaposition, rather than a strict syllable count.

For more info on why I don't write 575 haiku, see this essay: https://www.graceguts.com/essays/urban-myth-of-5-7-5

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Summer-into-Fall Prose. Wrap-up Challenge

In five haikus, tell a story about the cycle of life. Start with being born, then so forth. Because this is absorbing the entirety of all Prose. Challenges until October's start, we're giving the winner $250. Winner is decided by a combination of likes, and our panel. And...Go.

brkbillst42

17 reads

Representative of Life & Death: Flowers

Breeze blows through petals

This is something new to me

because I am new

New things all the time,

though I am no longer new

Things I want to do

Things are hard. Who knew?

Some things I will never do.

Ends bring things anew.

The cold is coming,

I have no expectations

Fears I have no clue.

Wilted and rotting

Frosts have replaced: mo(u)rning dew

End: nothing to do.

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Summer-into-Fall Prose. Wrap-up Challenge

In five haikus, tell a story about the cycle of life. Start with being born, then so forth. Because this is absorbing the entirety of all Prose. Challenges until October's start, we're giving the winner $250. Winner is decided by a combination of likes, and our panel. And...Go.

yunp

18 reads

Love(ingly)

It begins with love.

Soft touch, warm words, close embrace,

A cry splits the night.

Wobbly feet, shaking,

Stutter speech, cry of angels,

Gentle assurance.

Teacher reprimands,

Laughter of children joyful,

Playground dust trampled.

Rainbow caressing,

Music, lights, shining on skin,

Paradise of sin.

It ends with love, true.

Strong is the scent of family home,

Still of heart beckons.

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Summer-into-Fall Prose. Wrap-up Challenge

In five haikus, tell a story about the cycle of life. Start with being born, then so forth. Because this is absorbing the entirety of all Prose. Challenges until October's start, we're giving the winner $250. Winner is decided by a combination of likes, and our panel. And...Go.

MichelleKA

12 reads

That’s Life

Existence begins

Eyes and mouth open to scream-

Help me to survive.

Innocence thrives here

Learning and wonder emerge-

Time to discover.

Need to find one’s self

Change occurring everywhere-

Fears of truth appear.

Independence thrives

Choose adventure or comfort-

Accept ups and downs.

An ending appears

Pack only your memories-

Now time for a rest.

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Summer-into-Fall Prose. Wrap-up Challenge

In five haikus, tell a story about the cycle of life. Start with being born, then so forth. Because this is absorbing the entirety of all Prose. Challenges until October's start, we're giving the winner $250. Winner is decided by a combination of likes, and our panel. And...Go.

kelliee19

21 reads

BIRTH

The glitch of an eye

Driving at the points of divine consciousness

Made its way to tranquil

THE CHILDE

My injured knees while playing

Watching the raindrops skitter down the window

The freedom molded my sorrows

GROWTH

My reflection, softened and distorted

An image lodged deep in my brain

Where the gray falls away

THE ADULT

The innocuous touch by someone

Laid over on an adult with degree

Brings the moment of truce

DEATH

Leaving behind an unknown constellation

Yet, my smoldering embers laid to rest

I became an epic story

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Summer-into-Fall Prose. Wrap-up Challenge

In five haikus, tell a story about the cycle of life. Start with being born, then so forth. Because this is absorbing the entirety of all Prose. Challenges until October's start, we're giving the winner $250. Winner is decided by a combination of likes, and our panel. And...Go.

bob_ross_fan

25 reads

the biggest road

Glimmer in a mother's eye

Upon the first breath a stubborn cry

Soothed by a loving hand

Knobby knees and gangly legs

Every day is its own wild adventure

The world is a wonderland

Time passes and adventures thin

A path once wide is suddenly narrow

And none seem to understand

No feat will ever sustain

Where none can slow down to see

The world has become bland

Ever present pleasure and pain

Course through the spindly fingers of time

Falling back to murky sand

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Summer-into-Fall Prose. Wrap-up Challenge

In five haikus, tell a story about the cycle of life. Start with being born, then so forth. Because this is absorbing the entirety of all Prose. Challenges until October's start, we're giving the winner $250. Winner is decided by a combination of likes, and our panel. And...Go.

ZacNelson

16 reads

Celestial Unfolding

First light at the dawn,

Fragile bud unfurls with hope,

Promise in petals.

River's ceaseless flow,

Carving valleys, shaping stones,

Youth's endless journey.

In the heart of storms,

Ship finds its guiding star's light,

Midlife's sturdy mast.

Autumn leaves descend,

Tapestry of stories told,

Wisdom in their fall.

Worn path, valleys crossed,

Snow-capped peaks of age we tread,

Seasoned traveller.

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Summer-into-Fall Prose. Wrap-up Challenge

In five haikus, tell a story about the cycle of life. Start with being born, then so forth. Because this is absorbing the entirety of all Prose. Challenges until October's start, we're giving the winner $250. Winner is decided by a combination of likes, and our panel. And...Go.

Nezuko

40 reads

Vignette

Wails in the spotlight

Date, weight, time—here I am world

Wonder in my eyes

Creature of the wind

Conch shells and fairy tails mend

Unkept promises

Disillusion

Student loan and car payment

Is this really it?

Finding peace of mind

Cultivating vibrant paths

Actualizing self

Final curtain call

Reminisce of multitudes

Winter white goodnight

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Summer-into-Fall Prose. Wrap-up Challenge

In five haikus, tell a story about the cycle of life. Start with being born, then so forth. Because this is absorbing the entirety of all Prose. Challenges until October's start, we're giving the winner $250. Winner is decided by a combination of likes, and our panel. And...Go.

Shadabi

13 reads

Cycles of Existence

Beneath moonlit skies,

A newborn's cry breaks the night,

Life's first breath in awe.

Years swiftly pass by,

Youth's fleeting flame burns brightly,

Adventure beckons.

Midnight's stars now fade,

Wisdom etched on aging skin,

Time's gift, bittersweet.

Autumn leaves descend,

Cycles turn, life finds its end,

Peace in twilight's embrace.

From ashes to stars,

In the cosmic dance we roam,

Eternal journey.

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Summer-into-Fall Prose. Wrap-up Challenge

In five haikus, tell a story about the cycle of life. Start with being born, then so forth. Because this is absorbing the entirety of all Prose. Challenges until October's start, we're giving the winner $250. Winner is decided by a combination of likes, and our panel. And...Go.

Tangerine113

52 reads

Fuck You Mark Zuckerberg

Cyber meta verse

A place not of time and space

Realm of the unknown

Blindly taken in

unknowing where we going

sucked in to control

manipulated me

computer generated

the influencer

listening to all

Processing every keyword

A Calculation

A virtual You

Creation by algorithm

All we have become

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