It's July 1st and for my birthday
month this year I'm running a tanka competition here on Swimming in
Lines of Haiku – The SILOH Tanka Contest. I hope you'll come and join me in celebrating my birthday and our vibrant haiku and tanka community! :)
Entry Details:
- One entry per person, to be posted in the comments section of this post.
- Please also put your name, country and email address underneath your tanka - you can use the (at) and (dot) format to avoid spam.
- Previously unpublished tanka only please; although it's okay to submit a tanka that has appeared on Facebook or your personal blog.
- All tanka will then be transferred to this post where entrants can share positive feedback on each others poems. (Please note this is not a place for critiquing work.)
- Please don't be concerned if you don't see your tanka on the page of entries - it may take me a day or two to do them as they come in, health permitting.
- The theme is 'Winter Dream' – however you wish to interpret it. My birthday is in the winter months here in New Zealand so I always associate winter with my birthday, and dreams are a very important part of my life. The words do not need to appear in the tanka. Have fun with it!
- Contest opens: Sunday, July 1, 2012 and closing deadline is Monday, July 23, 2012
- Judge is myself – Kirsten Cliff
- Winner will be announced on Tuesday, July 31, 2012 – My birthday :)
- Prize for the winner is 26 Tanka Films
(DVD) by Richard von Sturmer
- Please note you will need to provide your postage address should you be awarded the prize.
If you have any problems posting your
entry into the comments section below, you can email it to me here.
Please feel free to ask any questions below, or email me if you are having problems.
end of summer
ReplyDeletethese cherries smell
of snow
suddenly I realize
we have the same skin
angie werren
USA
aewerren(at)yahoo(dot)com
(happy birthday month, kirsten! :)
Thank you, Angie!
ReplyDeleteI have transferred your tanka to the entries page :)
the shiver
ReplyDeleteof a long-forgotten wish
winter dream
our days slowly become
longer and longer
Christina Nguyen
USA
cknguyen at gmail dot com
Thank you for your entry, Christina. Consider it received! :)
ReplyDeleteKirsten here his my tanka entry:
ReplyDeletewinter parting…
I’m leaving on the night plane
won’t be back…
on his pillow her last note
in her bold perfect writing
John Daleiden, Phoenix, Arizona USA in the Sonoran Desert
daleidenj (at) yahoo (dot) com
...and oh yes, happy birthday; thanks for giving readers a chance to shara tanka.
jd
Thank you for your tanka, John. I have added it to the page of entries :)
ReplyDeletesuddenly awake
ReplyDeleteto see a sharp sickle
hanging low
in the winter sky...
I grasp the edge of my dream
Chen-ou Liu
Canada
ericcoliu at yahoo dot ca
Kirsten, Happy Birthday Month!
Nice idea Kirsten - and Happy Birthday. Here's my entry:
ReplyDeletemulling over
the difference between
haiku and senryu
I buy courgettes
out of season
Dick Whyte
NZ
dickwhyte[at]gmail[dot]com
:)
snow falls
ReplyDeleteinto the darkness
beyond our back door
a thousand dreams
waiting
Aubrie Cox, USA
aubriecox [at] gmail [dot] com
Thanks for submitting your tanka - Chen-ou, Dick and Aubrie. I have transferred them to the 'entries' page.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the birthday wishes too! :)
crescent moon
ReplyDeleteits winter companions
crisp clear stars
inside we dream
the milky way
crescent moon
ReplyDeleteits winter companions
crisp clear stars
inside we dream
the milky way
Jeff Hanson
USA
jshanson@luxsci.net
I'm new here, among the stars of tanka, dare I? Well ... here's my entry:
ReplyDeletewinter evening
the choices I didn’t make
the path I have taken …
it is never too late
to dream another dream
By the way, an advanced happy birthday, Kirsten! Wishing you much love, good health and happiness.
Asni Amin
Singapore
asniamin[at]yahoo[dot]com[dot]sg
wrapped up
ReplyDeletein my favorite book
I resist
the temptation to skip
to the last page
Cara Holman, USA
cara[dot]holman[at]gmail[dot]com
Very happy birthday wishes, Kirsten!
Many thanks to Jeff, Asni, and Cara for your tanka. They now appear with the others on the entries page.
ReplyDeleteAlways great to have a newbie, Asni :) And thank you so much for the birthday blessings!
Cara, birthday wishes back to you, my July-baby buddy! :)
even as I sketch
ReplyDeleteyou're softly erasing
the dream...
to the last beat of my heart
deer tracks in the snow
Claire Everett UK
aelfette[at]gmail[dot]com
Happy Birthday in advance, Kirsten!
Thank you for your entry, Claire. Received and now on the entries page!
ReplyDeleteCheers for the birthday wishes :)
restringing
ReplyDeleteyour grandmother's pearls
pure and white
worn on our wedding day
broken promises
snow caps
ReplyDeletelost in our view
through smoke
the full thunder moon
refocuses our dreams
Andrea Grillo
US
a65haiku(at)yahoo(dot)com
Birthday blessings everyday Kirsten - thank you for your smile.
spectacular sea
ReplyDeleteof clouds, I hope no one
finds
an alibi as I drift
lazily to age(s)
Ernesto P. Santiago
Philippines
Thank you for your tanka Andrea and Ernesto. And I've found out who left the one above that has no name. Now Ernesto, I just need your email address to I can contact you if you're the winner!
ReplyDeleteAll your entries have now been tranferred to the 'tanka entries page'. :)
thank you, Kirsten. here’s my e-mail: otsenrepogaitnas(at)gmail(dot)com, and a nice tanka day to y’all! Ernesto.
ReplyDeleteGot it! Thanks so much, Ernesto :)
ReplyDeletesand peppered on rocks
ReplyDeletewind-powered balls of froth
beach observations
salted tears sting my face
anger seasons memories
Kylie Dinning
Australia
kyliedinning(at)hotmail(dot)com
and Happy Birthday Month!!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Kylie! If you look at the 'entries page' now your tanka will be there :)
ReplyDelete2like that wooden bench
ReplyDeleteon which we first kissed
in your garden
you and I both have seen
much better days
johnny baranski
USA
jbsgarage@aol.com
an old love
ReplyDeleteremembered...
beneath the snow
does the meadow dream
of spring
Paul Smith
England
kp321 at btinternet dot com
Thank you for your entries, Johnny and Paul! And I've taken that '2' out of yours as requested, Johnny. Both tanka are now up on the 'entries' page :)
ReplyDeletemy dream is one
ReplyDeleteof winter long ago...
my cold father
whom first I met late in life
helps me build a snowman
André Surridge
New Zealand
Lovely seeing you again at HFA, Kirsten and Happy Birthday on 31st!
Thanks, Mr Surridge :) Great to see your entry here!
ReplyDeletewinter dreams
ReplyDeletehow they always show me
the same thing...
you waking from your sleep
in the graveyard
Tracy Davidson
UK
james0309(at)btinternet(dot)com
A winter's journey
ReplyDeleteGlow of candles light the way -
Another year
A handful of dreams
For me and you
Kris Kennedy
USA
Kennedy.kristin (at) yahoo (dot) com
Happy Birthday...glad I was introduced to your site!
Thanks for your entries, Tracy and Kris! :) You can now see them up with the others on the page of entries.
ReplyDeletesummer heat
ReplyDeleteinching closer on
the subway to read
her tattoo
Winter Dream
Alan
("Winter Dream" is supposed to be in tattoo-like script but I am too dumb to do it. Ha!)
Thanks for your entry, Alan. Please stop by again to leave me your country and email address! :)
ReplyDeleteHappy July B-day, Kirsten!
ReplyDeletecrystal droplets
and leafless branches
of dark bronze. . .
my chandelier becomes
a winter garden
Janet Lynn Davis
USA
janlda[at]hotmail[dot]com
Thanks, Janet! :) Your entry and Alan's are now up on the entries page.
ReplyDeletewinter dream
ReplyDeletesome clouds a bouquet
of roses
in sleep even emptiness
is an embrace
Alegria Imperial
Canada
Happy Birthday, Kirsten!
Thanks for your tanka, Alegria. Consider it received! And thanks for the birthday wishes too :)
ReplyDelete‘brass monkeys’
ReplyDeletedon’t care about origins—
the wind
coming off the North Sea
pulls tight on my scrotum
Colin Stewart Jones
Scotland
colinstewartjones[at]gmail[dot]com
Thank you, Colin. Entry received and up on the tanka entries page now! :)
ReplyDeletethe transparent weave
ReplyDeleteof this vintage tea-cloth
my fragile dreams
still hand-dried and polished
by the faded green linen
JulieThorndyke
Australia
Happy birthday wishes to you!
a frosty start
ReplyDeleteand fog that hangs around
all day
I dream of coconut palms
and a warm lagoon
Elaine Riddell
New Zealand
a.e.riddell@gmail.com
Thanks for your tanka, Julie and Elaine. Received and added to the other entries! :)
ReplyDeletewinter darkness—
ReplyDeleteholding on to a light
summer vision
that field full of fireflies . . .
each slight luminescence
Happy birthday, dear Kirsten! I was going to wait to post this to you on my birthday . . . but I got antsy. Still, I can't get the last two lines to indent (tab over) as is my intention. Can you do that for me?
Margaret Dornaus
U.S.
:) Thanks so much, Margaret! And yes, no problem to indent. Check the entries post and let me know if it's not right.
ReplyDeletePerfect. Thanks, Kirsten!
ReplyDeletea lacklustre moon
ReplyDeleteupon snow-capped mountain peaks
amidst dwindling stars
I walk a desolate road
to exit my winter dream
Keith A. SIMMONDS
FRANCE
kasuls@yahoo.co.uk
A happy, healthy and peaceful birthday, Kristen!
Thanks for your tanka, and the birthday wishes, Keith. I have added it to the entries page! :)
ReplyDeleteYour contest has inspired me to start learning how to write a tanka. Here's one of my first attempts. :-)
ReplyDeleteby the fireplace
the crackle of our laughter
melting into a dream
only the winter moon knows
how long is forever
Advance happy birthday! Each time you celebrate yours, always remember that I'm also celebrating my birthday with you in mind. *hugs*
Christine L. Villa
I'm glad I could help get your writing juices flowing, Chrissi. You're the second person that I know of who has written their first tanka for this contest, and I'm so grateful to everyone who is taking part and brightening up my days. :)
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday wishes to you too for July 31st! We have the same birthday as J.K. Rowling and Harry Potter. :)
the tremble of pine
ReplyDeletein cardinal song
from Vivaldi's dreams
I measure my breath
by candles not yet blown
Kathy Uyen Nguyen, USA
ambiguity DOT lotus AT gmail DOT com
I thought a little "happy birthday song" could be squeezed somewhere in this "winter dream" theme. :-D *hugs* Happy birthday month, dear Kirsten!
Thank you, Kathy. Entry and birthday wishes both gratefully received! :)
ReplyDeleteSummer solstice
ReplyDeleteSweat wet days
Cicadas scream love songs
Bringing dreams
Of winter
Up here
ReplyDeleteThe days are long
The weather hot and wet
Not short and frigid
Like where you are
Hydrangeas
ReplyDeletePink and purple and green
Slurp water from the air
Sparking dreams
Of winter ice
Just one entry per person, Charles, so I'll take your first one here. Thank you for taking part! :)
ReplyDeleteThe SILHO Tanka Contest is officially closed! Thank you to everyone for your tanka. Please go and read your fellow poets work linked above at the main post. The winner will be announced July 31!
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