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Thursday, April 28, 2011

Film-Inspired Haiku Competition - My First Entry


Best For Film movie blog is sponsoring an unusual and challenging contest.  Contestants must write a haiku-style poem inspired by the movie of their choice.  The form of haiku consists of 3 lines of poetry -- the first line of 5 syllables, the second of 7 syllables, and the 3rd of 5 syllables.  Multiple entries can be submitted.  This is my first shot at a movie-inspired haiku:

Phantom love, so real,
Magic casements, misty seas,
Goodbye, m'darlin'....

*The Ghost and Mrs. Muir, 1947*

This is an entry for the Best For Film Hollywood Haikus blogging competition. Enter now.
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7 comments:

  1. Caftan WomanApril 28, 2011 at 1:03 AM

    Your haiku made me sigh.

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  2. ClassicBeckyApril 28, 2011 at 8:12 AM

    I must have achieved my goal then, Caftan Woman! LOL! That whole movie makes me sigh!

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  3. DorianTBApril 28, 2011 at 8:25 AM

    Becky, what a lovely haiku! It's been way too many years since I've seen THE GHOST AND MRS. MUIR (or the TV series it spawned, for that matter; I loved it as a kid! :-)). You packed a lot of tender emotion into those 17 syllables -- kudos to you!

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  4. PageApril 29, 2011 at 12:29 AM

    Becks,
    You certainly have a winner! Wishing you the best with your beautiful Haiku.
    Page

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  5. ClassicBeckyApril 29, 2011 at 1:11 AM

    Thanks so much, Dorian and Page. Oh how I love that movie!

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  6. DawnApril 30, 2011 at 8:37 AM

    Good Luck, Becky!!

    I used to write Haiku poems many years ago. I just love them, yours certainly is a winner.

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  7. PatrickMay 15, 2011 at 2:36 PM

    This one's a winner!

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