Competition: Jack's Haiku Extravaganza Week 12

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Jack's Haiku Extravaganza Week 12
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
2025-03-30 until 2025-04-05 (7 days)
Target Unit
Entire DJB
Competition Type
Poetry
Awards
Second Level Crescents
Participants
12 subscribers, of which 10 have participated.
Results
1st place
Sato Tarentae
Member
Sato Tarentae
Textual submission

Harsh winter fading,
green breath stirs brittle trees,
A hush before bloom.

Placement
1st place
2nd place
Nikora Rhan
Member
Nikora Rhan
Submission
Nikora Rhan opted out of publishing her submission.
Placement
2nd place
Member
Fleet Captain Zebina "Ji" Arad
Textual submission

Dinner cold and dry
I douse it with zesty sauce
My tummy thanks me

Placement
3rd place
4th place
Dr. Rhylance
Member
Dr. Rhylance
Textual submission

Reincarnation
Dead today, something new waits
Watch me live again

Placement
4th place
Member
Mistress Aphotis
Textual submission

Planned apoptosis,
the end of the beginning,
phylactery done.

Placement
5th place
Member
General Zentru'la
Submission
General Zentru'la opted out of publishing his submission.
Placement
6th place
Member
Governor Hugo Siphaar
Textual submission

Fade into the void
Rise from the ashes anew
Fire burns in my soul

Placement
7th place
Member
Master Bentre Stahoes
Textual submission

A new beginning
New traditions and new paths
Go tell your story

Placement
8th place
Member
Lieutenant Colonel Narman Losa
Textual submission

Fading into dirt
Rain invigorates the soil
A leaf pushes through

Placement
9th place
Member
Warlord Furios Morega di Plagia
Textual submission

I was an old man
Now I'm in the womb again
Reincarnation

Placement
10th place