Welcome to the VDUX Haiku Contest!!!

Do you have a pet?

I don't! Hard enough for me to keep humans alive, much less an animal. Nonetheless I love critters of all sorts. Our non-human family members deserve a haiku now and then, right?

Read below for more about the contest instructions, how to participate, awards, and how I'll select a winner. As always, every haiku you write could get you the 1.5 SBD winner's prize. I will reveal the winner of my most recent contest SOON.

Contest Instructions

Write a haiku about pets (bonus points for mentioning an animal that has some personal or cultural significance).

This must be a one-stanza, traditional 5-7-5 haiku like the ones described here: http://www.kidzone.ws/poetry/haiku.htm . Here’s an example:

Cats seem very nice.
Tidy, quiet, and friendly.
But I'm allergic!

You may submit multiple haikus, but PLEASE make each haiku its own reply. Each one will be considered a separate entry.

How to Participate

Reply below with your haiku. Deadine: 11:59 pm UTC, March 16, 2019.
Upvote this post. Deadline: 11:59 pm UTC, March 16, 2019.

That's it! But...

You should also resteem this post to increase the winner's prize and give yourself some free exposure! You can participate without resteeming -- I don't give preference -- but if you do resteem, it helps all of us.

Also, post your entry on your own blog! Mention Hive account@vdux and I'll give you an upvote and resteem your post.

And, collect a bonus point for each person you tag in your contest entry. More players, more prizes, more fun!

Also drop by my friends who also run contests: Hive account@jayna, Hive account@firepower, Hive account@mermaidvampire, Hive account@olivia08, Hive account@bananafish and the gang, Hive account@zephalexia, Hive account@calluna, Hive account@dbooster, Hive account@d-vine, Hive account@felixgarciap, Hive account@rentmoney . . . who'm I missing?

Awards

Winner gets:

1.5 SBD
One resteem from me for any post. (You choose the post. There's no time limit but I reserve the right to refuse resteem any post I consider offensive or indecent -- I'll simply ask you for a different, non-offensive post.)

One runner-up gets:

One resteem from me for any post. (You choose the post. There's no time limit but I reserve the right to refuse to resteem any post I consider offensive or indecent -- I'll simply ask you for a different, non-offensive post.)

How I Will Select the Winner

Within 2 days after the deadline, I will read all entries and choose a winner and runner-up. While I'll take upvotes into consideration, my selection will reflect my personal preference based on the entries you submit.

Feel free to reuse a haiku from the past and write as many as you want!

Also, give congrats to all who've participated in my previous contests -- the list keeps growing!

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