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sentiero ignoto
dischiuso tra le fronde -
farò ritardo
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an unknown pathway
unfolding between the fronds -
I guess I’ll be late


Haiku by @marcoriccardi, 12th September 2015

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The new fantastic contest of Bananafish!

3 @steembasicincome shares given weekly!

Best haiku award: n. 2 steembasicincome shares

Popular choice award: n. 1 steembasicincome share

For those that want to unleash their poetic potential, here is how this contest works:

• Look at the prompt image and let yourself be inspired by it.

• Write a haiku related to the prompt image. The haiku should be composed by 3 verses with no title. The 1st verse should be 5 syllables long, the 2nd verse should be 7 syllables long, and the 3rd verse should be 5 syllables long again.

• If you aren’t confident with English enough, you can write your haiku in Spanish, French, or Italian as well. Sorry, we can’t read more languages… yet.

• Post the haiku on your blog or in the comment section below this post. If you make your own post, don’t forget to put the link to it in the comment section below!

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Don't forget to use the tag:

#haikucontest

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Watch out for the @bananafish comment to this post, under which you can cast your vote!

(comment approximately shows up on Monday)

Prompt Image:

[photo credit: @marcoriccardi]

Do you want to know how we evaluate the submitted haiku? Take a look to the contest introduction post!

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Submission deadline: Wednesday 19th September, 11:59 PM, GMT -7 (Pacific Daylight Time).

The results will be out on Thursday 20th September, 1:00 PM, GMT -7 (Pacific Daylight Time).

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Your humble “wax on, wax off” guy

@marcoriccardi

The great and generous @bananafish rewards the faithful!

We already know the wise and fair @bananafish can be strengthened with offerings of delegation, and curation. Through this, the strength of many, shall become the strength of one. So in time, the strength of one, can in turn, become that of many. As the delegations grow, so does the value of the vote, so as the power grows, so it returns. Indeed, the mighty god will appreciate those who support it, and in doing so, support this entire contest. For many of us, it is already it's own reward. In a steemit full of vanishing contests, your support allows this one to keep going, and allows everyone to polish their writing skills with a challenging weekly work out (not to mention @curies's precious support and votes on the participants!). By coming together and sharing the work, we can empower the potassium rich deity to create an oceanic fruit-salad that never runs out!

So join the core, support the mission! Pledge your allegiance with your delegation, show your continued support through by joining the curation trail, and all will share in the glorious bounty of the @bananafish!

A special thank to @theironfelix, @raj808, @brisby, @maverickinvictus, @cyemela, @marcoriccardi, @calluna, @oivas, @anixio, @ntowl for their precious delegations, making this project a reality!

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If you like this contest..SPREAD THE GOSPEL! We're grateful for your resteeming and word of mouth. Everything helps to grow together!

GOOD LUCK, BRAVE HAIKU POETS!

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...And don't forget, every Wednesday: