Competition: Jack's Haiku Extravaganza Week 9

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Jack's Haiku Extravaganza Week 9
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
2025-03-09 until 2025-03-15 (7 days)
Target Unit
Entire DJB
Competition Type
Poetry
Awards
Second Level Crescents
Participants
15 subscribers, of which 12 have participated.
Results
Member
Sith Eternal Rasilvenaira StormRaven
Textual submission

Ancient Mountains Stand
Ocean waves drift on and on
We must persevere

Placement
1st place
2nd place
Sato Tarentae
Member
Sato Tarentae
Submission
Sato Tarentae opted out of publishing his submission.
Placement
2nd place
Member
Professional Nildea Vidh
Submission
Professional Nildea Vidh opted out of publishing her submission.
Placement
3rd place
Member
Advisor Reiden Palpatine Karr
Textual submission

Constant challenges
Trials and tribulations
I will not give up

Placement
4th place
Member
Aedile Syrena Valkar
Textual submission

Darkness closing in, A single ray of sunlight, Free from the abyss

Placement
5th place
6th place
Asani Armis
Member
Asani Armis
Submission
Asani Armis opted out of publishing her submission.
Placement
6th place
7th place
Nikora Rhan
Member
Nikora Rhan
Submission
Nikora Rhan opted out of publishing her submission.
Placement
7th place
8th place
Dr. Rhylance
Member
Dr. Rhylance
Textual submission

Never stop swimming
The currents will fight back hard
But win, they will not

Placement
8th place
Member
Priest Azler Wilder
Submission
Priest Azler Wilder opted out of publishing his submission.
Placement
9th place
Member
Mistress Aphotis
Textual submission

Relentless pursuit,
achieved after great distance,
subtle difference.

Placement
10th place
Member
Ghost Edgar Drachen
Textual submission

life is difficult
the trial and tribulations
can be overcome

Placement
No placement
Member
Warden Benn Nevis
Textual submission

With every night's storm,
A single light does shine through
The green saber stays.

Placement
No placement