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You are here: Home / Christmas / Anything Christmas Haiku Contest

Anything Christmas Haiku Contest

This is the first time we are running this contest. We are looking for a haiku that has anything to do with Christmas or the holidays. It could have a feast in it, snow, snowmen, Christmas trees, lights, anything Christmas to be considered as a winner. Please remember the winning haiku will be in our print and digital issue, and some of the entries will be included as well. The amount of Christmas in the poem doesn’t matter, but it has to have something of Christmas in it.

Haiku has to be a traditional form, but we are not going by conventions. Five 7 Five is ok here. We are looking for that warm and fuzzy feeling here, or insightful. The highest quality haiku with the best message and imagery will be the winner. The more Christmas the better, but it can be ANYTHING Christmas to be considered.

Anyway quick rules:

Haiku
5 7 5 form
Anything Christmas in it
Deadline is December 20, 2021
Post the Haiku in the comments below
If you have any questions the only other answers I have is this example. I wrote it. It’s not fantastic or anything. Also, I’ve screwed up the count many times on these things, so if it is off, you let me know in the comments:

Ex-lover

The transformation
left her naked, shivering
beside the remains

I know it’s not traditional to put a title with it, but I think it’s a nice touch, so feel free.

Write your haiku in the comments below, enter as many times as you like. 1 haiku per comment please. Some people are reporting not seeing the entries on this page. We are working on the issue. Click here to see the current entries.

(Note: you do not have to register or login to our site to leave a haiku or comment. All comments are currently being moderated, so it may take a little while for your poem to appear)

 

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  1. kerry rawlinson says

    November 4, 2021 at 1:24 pm

    tinsel

    whatever cheap shine
    you drape to cheer our spirits
    is just fine with me

    Reply
  2. Margaret Doleman says

    November 4, 2021 at 1:56 pm

    Finally, again
    Laughter in busy kitchens
    As it used to be

    Reply
  3. Fabio Sassi says

    November 4, 2021 at 11:44 pm

    Wrapped empty boxes
    for imaginary friends
    no Christmas greetings

    Reply
  4. Genie Nakano says

    November 6, 2021 at 11:53 am

    BARREN
    the Christmas season
    was always ambivilent
    four miscarriages

    Reply
    • Genie Nakano says

      November 6, 2021 at 12:09 pm

      the Christmas season
      is always ambivilent
      four miscarriagesU’s kujw ri ewcuaw ri oewawbr rwbaw

      Reply
  5. Genie Nakano says

    November 6, 2021 at 11:54 am

    FOR THE CHILDREN

    Christmas for children
    lights glowing in their bright eyes

    the pure innocense

    Reply
  6. Genie Nakano says

    November 6, 2021 at 11:56 am

    It is all about
    love compassion hope and faitjh
    holiday season

    Reply
  7. Vennessa Scholtz says

    November 10, 2021 at 5:33 am

    Tinsel, lights, and trees
    A babe born for you and me
    Bringing goodwill, peace

    Reply
  8. Ojo Victoria Ilemobayo says

    November 10, 2021 at 8:40 am

    Love, in a pure son,
    Oh,come let’s us adore him
    Deck the house with joy.

    Reply
  9. Christopher Fly says

    November 10, 2021 at 2:44 pm

    Kids are grown and gone
    A Christmas warm and cozy
    Just like the first one

    Reply
  10. Angelyn says

    November 11, 2021 at 9:42 am

    Snowflakes,

    Catching them in mittens,
    on eyelashes and on the tongue.
    Like a Christmas song .

    Reply
  11. Herb Shippey says

    November 15, 2021 at 10:10 pm

    A star in the sky,
    a star on the Christmas tree–
    harbingers of joy.

    Reply
  12. Carole Mertz says

    November 16, 2021 at 5:55 pm

    Rejoicing

    Festive greens, tinsel
    Mistletoe hanging above
    Babe in manger, LOVE

    Reply
  13. Carole Mertz says

    November 16, 2021 at 6:11 pm

    Starry Sky

    Peaceful dove flies ’round
    Snow is stacked on evergreens
    Silence of the Night

    Reply
  14. Jim Landwehr says

    November 17, 2021 at 6:15 pm

    1973

    Christmas at mom’s house
    ribbon candy, relatives
    and a midnight mass

    Reply
  15. Jim Landwehr says

    November 17, 2021 at 6:23 pm

    All I Want…

    Mood rings, lava lamps
    pet rocks, cabbage patch, walkmans
    gifts of yesteryear

    Reply
  16. W.C. Wolfe says

    November 18, 2021 at 12:45 pm

    Mixed Berries

    Hanging above us
    Mistletoe green and Holly
    Your lips burn. Passion!

    Reply
  17. W.C. Wolfe says

    November 18, 2021 at 12:54 pm

    First Times

    This is the first time
    The first Christmas in my life
    Missing you mother

    Reply
  18. W.C. Wolfe says

    November 18, 2021 at 1:04 pm

    Eve of Christmas

    Christmas Eve has come
    Smiling faces around me
    Loving embraces

    Reply
  19. Herb Shippey says

    November 18, 2021 at 9:22 pm

    Christmas bells ringing
    beside red pots on the streets.
    A time for giving.

    Reply
  20. Connie McKenzie says

    November 19, 2021 at 5:31 am

    frozen raindrops hang
    from tree branches cold and bare –
    Christmas fairy lights

    Reply
  21. Angelyn says

    November 19, 2021 at 8:38 pm

    A Christmas party
    Couples dancing and singing
    Champagne all around

    Reply
  22. Genie Nakano says

    November 20, 2021 at 10:52 am

    the Christmas tree lights
    line the houses and the lanes
    sparkle in our eyes

    Reply
  23. Genie Nakano says

    November 20, 2021 at 10:53 am

    a little magic
    everywhere we go and see
    that’s what Christmas is

    Reply
  24. Genie Nakano says

    November 20, 2021 at 10:55 am

    peace, love, kindness
    it’s time for more compassion
    that’s what Christmas is

    Reply
  25. Genie Nakano says

    November 20, 2021 at 11:23 am

    Christmas Eve

    t’was a silent night
    a peaceful world in our dreams
    believe it or not

    Reply
  26. rick lawson says

    November 21, 2021 at 10:44 am

    yule sun away
    broken hearts, christmas gone
    stockings droop

    Reply
  27. Maggie says

    November 22, 2021 at 12:34 am

    Gone

    Empty, quiet house.
    Haloed lights blink red and green
    brittle needles stab.

    Reply
    • rick lawson says

      November 27, 2021 at 7:17 am

      The lonely quiet beauty of Christmas.

      Reply
  28. rick lawson says

    November 22, 2021 at 7:58 am

    sun sets christmas day
    unwrap the broken hearts
    sad stockings droop

    Reply
  29. Joyce says

    November 22, 2021 at 10:39 am

    Trees with lights so bright
    Sparkle with bright stars at night
    Look, soft light shines on.

    Reply
  30. June says

    November 24, 2021 at 6:13 pm

    Bright Christmas flowers
    Paint the season with beauty
    For the heart to see.

    Reply
  31. June says

    November 24, 2021 at 6:29 pm

    Christmas offers hope
    Lighting darkness in winter
    Warming longing hearts.

    Reply
  32. rick lawson says

    November 25, 2021 at 8:08 am

    christmas eve
    beloved ghosts seek
    a previous me

    Reply
  33. rick lawson says

    November 27, 2021 at 7:15 am

    the old see that star
    and follow it to love
    the young twirl tinsel

    Reply
  34. rick lawson says

    November 30, 2021 at 6:49 am

    gentle fire of yule
    ghosts and children ramble
    the old, smiling, sleep

    Reply
  35. Mary says

    December 4, 2021 at 2:22 pm

    Christmas Snow Blossoms

    The white shawl houses
    from unforgiving snowfall
    Christmas blossom charms

    Reply
  36. C.L. Charlesworth says

    December 12, 2021 at 12:26 pm

    Family

    Hugs okay for family you hate–
    next year they may be gone
    And Christmas won’t mean the same.

    Reply
  37. Ryan says

    December 15, 2021 at 3:39 pm

    May our spirits be
    One in joy and charity
    Et Pax vobiscum

    Reply
  38. Jen Schneider says

    December 20, 2021 at 1:00 pm

    overstuffed stockings
    drop from cold brick mantle place
    mice feast on candy

    Reply
  39. Jen Schneider says

    December 20, 2021 at 6:36 pm

    ice-covered mittens
    thaw by the open fire
    crows peck marshmallows

    Reply
  40. Jen Schneider says

    December 20, 2021 at 6:42 pm

    barter & banter

    family of snowman
    swap twigs and carrot noses
    under moonlit sky

    Reply
  41. Jen Schneider says

    December 20, 2021 at 6:46 pm

    cars dressed of green vine
    idle at blinking red light
    as Nutcrackers march

    Reply
  42. admin says

    January 11, 2022 at 6:16 am

    Our winner:

    Vennessa Scholtz

    Tinsel, lights, and trees
    A babe born for you and me
    Bringing goodwill, peace

    Congratulations! All of these entries were amazing, and I love this contest! This Haiku won in the end for having both image and message while staying true to form.

    Reply

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