May
PET HAIKU CONTEST
Enter the First Annual Feathers `N Fins Pet Haiku Contest
* Entries must be received via email or in store by May 30th (see below)
* Entries must be your own original work with a reference to your pet
* Winners will be posted on our website and at Feathers `N Fins *
* Prizes: 1st Place - $100 2nd Place - $50 3rd Place - $25
Email your submission to barbara@feathersnfins.com
Mail your submission with name and contact info to:
Feathers `N Fins
238 E. Marine Drive
Hagatna, GUAM 96910
* By entering, you agree to have your work placed on our website and used in promotional material for the store.
Haiku: A popular form of Japanese poetry
1. Haiku is always three lines
2. Haiku always contains a reference to a season and the natural world (in our contest, a pet)
3. Haiku contains a break after the first or second line (can be indicated with a comma or dash)
4. Haiku usually describes everyday life and events (use your pet as inspiration)
5. First line has 5 syllables, 2nd Line has 7 syllables, and 3rd line has 5 syllables.
Examples by Debra:
Kona sleeps loudly -
Dreaming of playing and food
Running and shaking.
Listening for sound -
Silence deafening in breeze
Boy and dog meet again.
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Hagatna, Guam 96910
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