and now, ladies / gents, the moment you've waited for for almost two weeks!
I normally choose to write my haiku like this, but it's award time... / ...gotta be formal. From here on, I'll use line breaks. Now... for the awards!
I've not yet announced
the sum totals from Week Six--
our semifinals.
So we'll now proceed
to announce the group results
that just led us here.
In Week Six, here were our authors:
theafaye: Haiku 7, 9, and 10 - vote total 17
sydb42: Haiku 2, 11, and 12 - vote total 22
whirled: Haiku 3, 5, and 8 - vote total 24
roina_arwen: Haiku 1, 4, and 6 - vote total 30
With her anagrams,
Roina rode a whopping lead
into the finals.
The remaining slot
was hotly contested, 'til
whirled squeaked right in.
Dear Syd and Thea:
You performed remarkably,
as voters noted!
I hope you'll accept--
as a consolation prize--
this here profile bling.
As you may recall,
the competition was fierce
in our final round.
And now, I'll reveal:
roina_ was Finalist One;
whirled, Player Two.
I can understand
why voters declared a tie--
both players kicked ass.
Thusly: the runoff.
In this round, voters were clear:
they like poly ties!
(Sorry, that's not clear...
roina_ wrote haiku 1/B,
whirled wrote 2/A.
The runoff vote was:
whirled's sum, thirty-seven;
roina_'s, twenty-nine.)
What a thrilling end.
Roina, you put up a fight
that we'll not forget.
For your skill and wit,
I offer you this e-Plaque
for your e-Office.
(Also, dear Roina,
if you don't like "runner-up,"
then how's "second place"?)
So, where's that leave us?
Right-- "there can be only one."
That one is... whirled!
With tenacity,
wit, and a poet's spirit,
she's brought home the gold.
whirled, for your win,
ah done carved up this e-Bling.
May it serve you well.
Congratulations,
to all named herein, and to
our victor whirled!
Whew! That's it this round.
I hope everyone enjoyed
our first full season.
Season Two starts soon.
Stay tuned here for more on that
in coming days / weeks.
Meanwhile, in this thread,
I hope you'll all take the time
to share your congrats!
I've not yet announced
the sum totals from Week Six--
our semifinals.
So we'll now proceed
to announce the group results
that just led us here.
In Week Six, here were our authors:
theafaye: Haiku 7, 9, and 10 - vote total 17
sydb42: Haiku 2, 11, and 12 - vote total 22
whirled: Haiku 3, 5, and 8 - vote total 24
roina_arwen: Haiku 1, 4, and 6 - vote total 30
With her anagrams,
Roina rode a whopping lead
into the finals.
The remaining slot
was hotly contested, 'til
whirled squeaked right in.
Dear Syd and Thea:
You performed remarkably,
as voters noted!
I hope you'll accept--
as a consolation prize--
this here profile bling.
As you may recall,
the competition was fierce
in our final round.
And now, I'll reveal:
roina_ was Finalist One;
whirled, Player Two.
I can understand
why voters declared a tie--
both players kicked ass.
Thusly: the runoff.
In this round, voters were clear:
they like poly ties!
(Sorry, that's not clear...
roina_ wrote haiku 1/B,
whirled wrote 2/A.
The runoff vote was:
whirled's sum, thirty-seven;
roina_'s, twenty-nine.)
What a thrilling end.
Roina, you put up a fight
that we'll not forget.
For your skill and wit,
I offer you this e-Plaque
for your e-Office.
(Also, dear Roina,
if you don't like "runner-up,"
then how's "second place"?)
So, where's that leave us?
Right-- "there can be only one."
That one is... whirled!
With tenacity,
wit, and a poet's spirit,
she's brought home the gold.
whirled, for your win,
ah done carved up this e-Bling.
May it serve you well.
Congratulations,
to all named herein, and to
our victor whirled!
Whew! That's it this round.
I hope everyone enjoyed
our first full season.
Season Two starts soon.
Stay tuned here for more on that
in coming days / weeks.
Meanwhile, in this thread,
I hope you'll all take the time
to share your congrats!