Here we are. The moment you’ve all been waiting for. We had twelve Official Entrants for the contest, and it’s up to me to pick the top five for you to vote for. Tough calls–some were really good, but I had to disqualify them for failing to follow the 5/7/5 syllable pattern. If I didn’t select your entry, it’s not because I don’t love you. It’s because I’m a cold, ruthless individual who has no heart.
The winner gets a named character in my next book (currently in draft form): TARNHELM.
Here’s how voting’s going to work. Everybody gets one vote. You can only vote by leaving a comment on this post. Rigging the vote is encouraged–get as many of your friends to vote for you as you can. The more the merrier. All I ask is that you respect the one person/one vote rule–you’re on your honor. (And yes, you can vote for your own entry.) Voting closes at midnight in one week (March 7th).
Got that? Any questions?
So without further ado, here are the candidates, in random order. May the best haiku win.
Candidate 1
A groundhog I am
Call me Punxsutawney Phil
I’ll eat your garden
Candidate 2
Groundhog Day is here.
Quit messing with my winter,
Brown and furry rat.
Candidate 3
O shadow watcher,
The earth spins on its axis,
But you summon spring.
Candidate 4
Looking from my lair
Unbroken clouds fill the sky.
Daffos soon will dil!
Candidate 5
Groundhog, take a bribe?
For the love of sunshine warm,
Don’t see your shadow!
Candidate 3!
Candidate #1 — I love I’ll eat your garden!!! ha ha ha
I vote for #1the e
I like them all, but I’m voting for candidate #3.
I vote for #1.
number 1!
Candidate #1
Canidate # 1 gets my vote. Awesome!
Candidate #1!
Candidate #5 all the way.
#4!
But I don’t think I’m going to round up friends to vote. If it wins, it wins fair and square!
#1 Debbie!
Easy, number one
My mom! Number 1
Number 3.
No. 1 is the only sane choice.
Number #1.
I vote 3.
Number 1, of course!
Peachon Feb.29, 2012
Obviously number 5. And there are two of us here (really–cross my heart, we are both real, grown-up people so count this vote as two).
There once was a ground hog named Phil
I think he’s undergroud still
But today there’s no sun
My vote is for Number one!
AK in SR
Number 3 by a long shot! 😀
Number 3!!
Go Debbie!!!! #1
numba 1 for sure!
candidate number 1 !! eat your garden hahaha
3!!!!
I vote for number 1 of course!
Number 1, Number 1 Number 1!!!
Number one! A nice mix of lore and reality!
Candidate # 1!
# 1…….
NUMBER ONE #1….
As of right now, we’ve got 21 votes for #1, 7 votes for #3, 3 votes for #5, and 1 vote for #4.
Vote! Vote! Vote!
Oh–make that 23 votes for #1.
Vote for #1!
My vote is for #5!
Number 5!
#5 wins my vote, I’m ready for Spring
#5!!
#5 gets my vote! (although #2 made me laugh out loud)
#2
VOTE: 5
vote for 5
Vote for #5.
#5 gets my vote.
I vote for #5.
I vote for # 5. But # 1 is great too.
My friend Ann votes for #1, t says # 5 is a close second.
#5, of course
I vote for #1 !!
#1 has my vote!!
Number 1 – groundhogs always eat the garden!! 🙂
I like candidate number 1, that’s my vote.
#3 all the way
number 5 for sure!!!!
Number 5. Obviously:)
Number 5 for sure
We’re currently at:
29 votes for #1
18 votes for #5
8 votes for #3
1 vote for #4
1 vote for #2
Keep voting!
#3
#1.
Candidate #1 – with love from Brad
Go Mama! I vote for candidate #1! From Meriah
this ones for numeral one
Nummmber 1!
– Ginnna!
this vote is for number 1
number one all the way
number one
-from Kara!
And now we’re at:
37 votes for #1
18 votes for #5
9 votes for #3
1 vote for #4
1 vote for #2
Does #1 have this in the bag? Barring any last minute heroics, it looks like it!
I vote #2.
They’re all brilliant, but #1 gets my vote.
#1. Thanks!
Number 1 – written by a beautiful woman!
five
#1, Love eat your garden!
number 5
it must be number 1 – From Brenton