Tweet-ku. Compose a Haiku-like poem inspired by one of =darkmatterzone's images.

All entries must be sent using Twitter to @darkmatterzone. Submissions through deviantART don't count - they must go through Twitter!

Here are the rules of the contest.

1. The poem must be your original work and must be in English.
2. Use one of =darkmatterzone's photos as an inspiration.
3. Create a poem of no more than 114 characters. You can use a "/" to indicate a new line.
4. There are no other traditional Haiku rules. You may use as many syllables or lines as you want, up to 114 characters.
5. Submit the poem using your cell phone or by going to Twitter.com
6. Begin your tweet with @darkmatterzone followed by a space, then put the Thumb number of the photo that inspired you. You can find the Thumb number next to the Artist's comments below an image on deviantART. Only use the numeric part of the Thumb tag. Follow the Thumb number with another blank, and then the poem. For example, here is how Basho would tweet (an interesting idea...) his classic Haiku:

@darkmatterzone 123456789 the first cold shower/even the monkey seems to want/a little coat of straw

7. I reserve the right to remove hostile tweets, or those that do not meet deviantART's Terms of Service.
8. By submitting a poem, you grant =darkmatterzone usage rights to publish said poem on deviantART or in print, attributed to you, without any further claims.
9. Prize? Creating art is it's own reward. But if I like your poem or if it is popular, when I self-publish a book of my photography, I'll include your poem with the image, and offer the book "at cost" to the poet.

Happy composing...

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