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樹も草もしづかにて梅雨始まりぬ
ki mo kusa mo shizuka nite tsuyu hajimarinu

in the quietness
the trees, the grass…
the rainy season begins
Haiku by Hino Sōjō, 1963

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The poetry 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 26th September, 11:59 PM, GMT -7 (Pacific Daylight Time).

The results will be out on Thursday 27th September, 1:00 PM, GMT -7 (Pacific Daylight Time).

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Your spiteful, but bananific, yokai

@marcoriccardi

Let’s the Bananafish Tribe grow together!

The wise potassium kami Bananafish wants all of its beloved people can benefit from rich upvotes. For this reason, knowing that unity is strength, it asks for SP delegations and for numerous commitments to the voting trail.

With delegations, @bananafish VP will grow and consequently the upvotes given to every contest entry will be higher. @f3nix, @theironfelix, @raj808, @brisby, @maverickinvictus, @cyemela, @marcoriccardi, @calluna, @oivas, @anixio, @ntowl are the names of the proud Bananafish Knights who already delegated a fraction of their SP to this project.

Following the voting trail is a way to make sure you always support the other participants to the Bananafish contests, automatically upvoting the posts (but not the comments) @bananafish upvotes. @foffelius, @steelochlaver, @f3nix, @marcoriccardi, @anixio, @gwilberiol, @brisby, @calluna, @ntowl, @dirge, @iamthegray, @seesladen, @theironfelix are already in the trail.

If you’re interested, here you can find all the information needed.

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

GOOD LUCK, BRAVE HAIKU POETS!

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[banner credit: @f3nix]

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