Haiku Contest
Congratulations to the Winners!
Thank you to all who participated in our very first Haiku Contest!
........ and the winners are :
KIDS
Most creative: Alexandre Birgand
Forêt
Ecureuil grimpe
Sur arbre joli à fleurs
Chante bel oiseau!
Runner up: Theodore Connors
L'hiver
Montagne toute blanche
La neige tombe sur les arbres morts
Les animaux dorment
Most poetical: Alexiane Playe
La nuit bleue
Noir dans la nuit bleue
Vert dans le matin mouillé
Froid, je disparais
Runner up: Ambroise Peyrelongue
La randonnée
Ah! La montagne!
Gaiement le rivière s'écoule
Le paysage chante
Funniest: Amaury Melin
La petite saucisse
Je mange une saucisse
Toute petite et vraiment grasse
Je veux manger plus!
Winners in the Kid category will receive a 1-year membership with Culturethèque - our e-library - and a surprise!
ADULTS
Most creative: Linda Pattison
Mon copain machinal
Doux ami fidèle
Distanciation sociale
Proche belle marionnette
Runner up: Jacqueline Gray
Radiographie
Poumons infectés
Circuit blanchâtre dérange
Trajet des microbes
Most poetical: Renée Johnson
Toile d'araignée de cerveau
Mon lycée français
Flotte dans ma tête, disjoint,
Fait sens maintenant!
Runner up: Jane Gabin
Manger
Croustillante et chaude
Mais très douce à l'intérieur,
Ma baguette du jour
Funniest: Matthew Etter
Arrêt général
Garage d'endiguement
Bagnoles et chauffeurs attendent
Déconfinement
Runner up: Nina Hamilton
Imaginez
Imaginez un
Avenir avec assez
De papier toilette
Winners in the ADULT category will receive a 1-year membership with Alliance Française of Raleigh!

A tiny poem
with a BIG meaning
What is a Haiku?
A haiku is a very brief Japanese poem of 17 total syllables in 3 lines.
Haiku’s are traditionally nature based and often focus on a seasonal theme. They do not have to rhyme. Juxtaposition (compare or contrast) is an essential element of this form of poetry, for example, by closely connecting two contrasting images, or by comparing unexpected similarities.
Rules
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Haiku has to be in French;
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Must be composed of 3 lines:
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Line one is 5 syllables
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Line two is 7 syllables
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Line three is 5 syllables
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The goal of a haiku is
to suggest A LOT with
A LITTLE
