Competition: Jack's Haiku Extravaganza Week 20

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Jack's Haiku Extravaganza Week 20
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
2025-05-25 until 2025-05-31 (7 days)
Target Unit
Entire DJB
Competition Type
Poetry
Awards
Second Level Crescents
Participants
6 subscribers, of which 6 have participated.
Results
1st place
Nikora Rhan
Member
Nikora Rhan
Submission
Nikora Rhan opted out of publishing her submission.
Placement
1st place
Member
Dr. Lexiconus Qor
Textual submission

Empty winds whisper—
a name the earth won’t echo.
Shadows keep the rest.

Placement
2nd place
Member
Mistress Aphotis
Textual submission

Overwhelming gloom,
unexpected emotions,
anger disbelief.

Placement
3rd place
Member
Advisor Reiden Palpatine Karr
Textual submission

Time is running out
Slipping through my hands like sand
Where did it all go?

Placement
4th place
Member
Lieutenant Colonel Narman Losa
Textual submission

Creases on the pillow,
Blanket still twisted, a mess,
Silhouette without

Placement
5th place
6th place
Nora Olen
Member
Nora Olen
Textual submission

invisible pull
heart drifts thru endless shadow
loss, a silent force

Placement
6th place