Digital haiku #14
I'm feeling a little verklempt. The Vidfest haiku contest is over. Two weeks ago I decided it would be fun to post a digitally themed haiku at the Vidfest blog each day until the contest closed on March 11. I was right. It has been fun.

I riffed on themes ranging from cruel jpgs to semantic markup to email spam, and even managed to work my own URL into haiku form.

I was rigorous in following the prescribed haiku form of 5-7-5 syllables (unlike some I could mention, Robert!)

Mark took up the challenge of posting daily haiku. I think his Mom helped him, but I have no proof.

So now it's all in the hands of the judges, and I can't help thinking how very very cool it would be if someone (pick me! pick me!) from our New Media Slam team were in possession of a brand new Nintendo DS next weekend. You know, for inspiration while we take the shortest of all possible breaks from our 48 hours of sleep-deprived creativity.

As you read my final haiku, I hope you will recognize the sincerity behind the suckuppy tone of the words. Thank you Basho, and thank you Vidfest.

Haiku #14 03.11.05
i would be remiss
if i left this blog without
thanking you, Vidfest
- posted by Sandra Smith @ 11:12 PM