Competition: Jack's Haiku Extravaganza Week 16

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Jack's Haiku Extravaganza Week 16
It's Jack! It's Haiku! There's 20 of them! Each week will have a topic to form a haiku around. Best entry (based on personal preference, adherence to the weekly theme, and following the standard 5-7-5 build) will take the week! At the end of 20 weeks, the best overall will get an extra bit of shiny!

Placement points as follows:

1st - 6 points

2nd - 5 points

3rd - 4 points

4th - 3 points

5th - 2 points

Participation - 1 points

Ties will be broken based on the number of placements (number of firsts, number of seconds, etc).
Competition Information
Parent Competition
Jack's Haiku Extravaganza
Organized by
Proconsul Mihoshi Keibatsu
Running time
2025-04-27 until 2025-05-03 (7 days)
Target Unit
Entire DJB
Competition Type
Poetry
Awards
Second Level Crescents
Participants
11 subscribers, of which 8 have participated.
Results
1st place
Tarvitz
Member
Tarvitz
Submission
Tarvitz opted out of publishing her submission.
Placement
1st place
Member
Mistress Aphotis
Textual submission

Ice cold as the dead,
feel the endless eternal,
comfort in decay.

Placement
2nd place
Member
Governor Hugo Siphaar
Textual submission

In the quiet dusk
Whispers of the gentle breeze
Hearts find soft retreat

Placement
3rd place
Member
Zebina "Ji" Arad
Textual submission

A robot pilot
Solari with an X-Wing
Many kills, an Ace

Placement
4th place
Member
Dr. Lexiconus Qor
Textual submission

Stone walls in the storm—
inside, the heart’s fire softens,
winds howl, but do not break.

Placement
5th place
Member
Furios Morega di Plagia
Textual submission

Make me feel better
With company and a drink
Been a rough few days

Placement
6th place
7th place
Raiju
Member
Raiju
Textual submission

Solace
By Lontra

It hurts you’re not here
The pain is unbearable
But glad I knew you

Placement
7th place
8th place
Sato Tarentae
Member
Sato Tarentae
Textual submission

Silence knows my name,
grief softens in quiet thought,
I begin to mend.

Placement
8th place