— from Washington State Ferries —
The cover of our Summer 2019 Sailing Schedule will feature a haiku written by Siri Lindstrum. Out of nearly 200 entries in our #WSFHaiku Twitter contest, Siri’s poem received the most “likes” of the three finalists on our @wsferries page. Here’s the winning entry:
Warm pink rays of light
Reflects on shimmering sea
We watch the sun rise
Siri is a student at Friday Harbor High School, where last year’s winner Lisa Salisbury is a librarian. Lisa says she and the school’s English teachers promoted the haiku contest and used it as an educational opportunity. She added that Siri loves poetry and created a poetry website for a school project in January.
Thank you to everyone who submitted a haiku, as well as everyone who connected with us on Twitter for this contest. We also need to give a shout out to Washington State Poet Laureate Claudia Castro Luna for selecting our finalists. And of course, congratulations Siri!
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Mechanical glitch
Islanders left in the lurch
Must be summertime