Alright, guys, let's go over the basics first:

hai·ku
?h??ko?o,?h??ko?o/Submit
noun
1.
a Japanese poem of seventeen syllables, in three lines of five, seven, and five, traditionally evoking images of the natural world.
hai·ku
noun
1.a Japanese poem of seventeen syllables, in three lines of five, seven, and five (5-7-5)

Got it? Great. Now that we have the formalities out of the way—

Welcome to the Powers/Victories Twitter Haiku Contest!!

To enter, tweet your very best haiku to @DarkHorseComics about Powers or Victories (consistent with the format above) and use the hastag #dhhaikucontest. Then our group of highly discerning Dark Horse-approved Haiku Experts will select one grand prize winner and two runner-up winners from the entry pool. 


The grand prize winner will receive...





The runner-up winners will each receive...

One Powers Figure Set signed by Brian Michael Bendis (@BrianMBendis) and Michael Avon Oeming (@Oeming)!




And all winners will each receive...

One Victories #6 Sketch Variant signed by Michael Avon Oeming!



FINE PRINT: No purchase necessary. Contest is not endorsed, sponsored, or administered by Twitter. Must be 18 years of age by entry date. Contest entries only accepted if submitted by 11:59pm (PDT), Jan 30, 2014. Three winners will be selected by Dark Horse's staff based on merit and opinion from all applicable entries and will be notified by January 31st, 2014. Entry becomes the property of Dark Horse upon receipt. Entry constitutes agreement by winners to be publicized and permission to use each winner's name for the purposes of promotion of the contest without further compensation. Contest void where prohibited.