THIS CHALLENGE IS NOW CLOSED, CONGRATULATIONS TO “KATHLEEN” FOR HER WINNING LOW-KU.
The Mixed Bag Challenge: a new question each week for the 15 weeks leading up to the Festival. Prizes include a Festival shopping bag for the best each week, and a raffle chance at Festival event tickets for each entry.
Now then, everyone’s heard of haiku. This week’s challenge: 10. Write a 15-syllable “low-ku” about the Virginia Festival of the Book.
Deadline Jan 14, noon. New challenge then.
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Bonjour from frozen France.
A Low-ku for you.
Flying from Paris.
Feeling excited.
Book Festival time.
A bientôt
literary romp
plot so lively
no sleep last night
groggy
but, who is homer hickham?
heard him talk
read the book
saw the movie
WOW!
Legitimate reason
To venture to Virginia
very Soon!
(Note: I am in Texas!)
One syllable too many! Oh well!
Forsythia blooms,
BookFest beckons;
Authors read,
Reader beams.
delighted mind soul
sore feet, tired body
alas too short done
Book festival?
and I didn’t know?
oh, happy accident!!
Just steps from me
writers breathe new life
into words on the page