When I created this challenge I had no idea there was already
a form of poetry named 'UKIAH'. Both that and this are variations
of Haiku, the notable differences being that the original Ukiah inverts
the syllable count (7-5-7) while this challenge changes the syllable
counts from week to week while still staying with the Haiku form
of lines 1 and 3 being the same and line 2 being different. All that
being said I have decided to add a prefix and rename this the
'Freestyle Ukiah Challenge'. Our rules, our challenge, our expression.
The Freestyle Ukiah challenge is simple. I will choose the syllable count and a broad subject for the Ukiah. You write a poem that follows those rules. Like I said - SIMPLE. I want to see if the community is open to breaking the rules a bit in their quest to express themselves. The winner of this challenge will receive the UKIAH MASTER trophy.
Prompts for this Challenge:
8-5-8 syllable count
BIRDS
Your Ukiah must follow the prompts for this challenge.
Create a post using the tag #ukiahhaiku and link your post here.
Deadline will be next Thursday at midnight EST.
NEW! You may include in your post a color
choice for your trophy if you should win!
Let's see what you got and Good Luck!!
Winner of Challenge #1
More volcano's and earthquakes are happening.
Nature is so vulnerable.
Earth pushed too far and now retaliating.
These lines just blew me away!
I read in this a comparison to bullying.
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At post payout for this post I will remove this image from my imgur page and the trophy will become the sole property of
to use as he sees fit. Congratulations on the win!!