In a shocking turn of events that shocked the judge, only two entries met all of the (admittedly quite stringent) criteria for modified haikai, with a number of notably experienced poets stumbling in the syllable regard.
With the form being the core aspect of the challenge, these wayward syllables resulted in shockingly dramatic point deductions, and a rather surprising result when it came to award the prizes.
And thus I present to you the shockingly shocking results which shocked the judge:
Silver
@CandyWizard
somewhat ironic.
Thanks go out to all the participants who, while failing to write precisely to form, all wrote entertaining pieces. The battle for the Bronze was quite close, especially with several contestants displaying exceptional creativity in form and subject.
The judge would also like to extend to all contestants an offer of private commentary of their entries, should it be desired. Simply PM the judge, and the judge shall supply, or else link the work, and the judge shall leave a review.
@Mea @EmilyRMaiorano @niteowl @AdmiralKat @TheSilverFox @Rydia @Merkava120 @TheGatherer
