Hey You! Haiku?

VoterVirgin is tickled to announce a contest of wit and brevity with cash rewards

Hey You! Haiku!

Traditional haiku often reflects the seasons, but not usually election season. VoterVirgin hopes to commemorate the first vote, the feel of the fall breeze, the first time, whatever it is that turns you on about voting we want to hear about it in 5/7/5 verse. BTW: go ahead and rhyme if you want to.

Prizes wil be awarded (except where against the law) as follow:
Grand Prize Winner: $150
Weekly First Place Winner: $50
Runner(s) Up: Prize Packs w/ all sorts of goodies

Here are the rules:

1. You must be registered for the VoterVirgin Class of '04 (absolutely free). This contest is open to anyone in the world except where prohibited by law.

2. Each individual may submit no more than one post per day (only 1 haiku allowed per post) for a total of no more than 5 haiku per week. Haiku must adhere to 5/7/5/ traditional syllable structure. Post your haiku as a comment.

3. No mention or flaming of the candidates, their families, political parties, etc. In other words: BE NICE (please).

4. No anonymous posts will be judged. You do not have to be a member of blogger, but you must identify your first initial and last name, state you will be voting in, and may include a quote or blog link. If we can't find you in the VoterVirgin Class of '04 roll book, we can't award you a prize.

5.Weekly winners and three runners up will be announced each Sunday (10/17, 24, 31/ 2004)for three weeks. A grand prize winner from among the weekly winners will be announced on Tuesday, November 2nd. All judging decisions by the VoterVirgin blog team are final.

All these rules are subject to state law and may change at any time.

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