Del Murder chose a name out of what I'm sure was a very suave hat, and that name was DMKA, one of our long-time and sometimes even well-liked members! Congratulations DMKA!
During the contest, we encouraged people to submit their favorite Final Fantasy game in the form of haiku, which lead to a lot of brilliant entries. It also lead to a lot of people revealing that they either don't know what a haiku is or they have no idea how to count syllables. Regardless, here are my top ten favorites!
The eighth entry's best
Nostalgia is the reason
Zell chokes on hot dogs
-Scotty_ffgamer
VI; the masterpiece
Kefka destroyed the world, but
the strong cast saved it.
-Del Murder
Oh no, more goblins
Sword, Esper, or Fire2?
I'll use my chainsaw.
-Tavaryn
iv had terrorists
it had genocide also
a sweet crystal theme
Genius Lynx
It's the first I've played,
it fills me with nostalgia
whenever I play.
-Karifean (FFVII)
A Real Love Story
In Final Fantasy VIII.
Left Its Mark On Me
-Caviarmy
The girl in all green
Seemed very odd at the time
She's still my hero
-ShlupQuack
F F V I I
The one thing I didn't like
Got killed on disc one
-Loony BoB
My Favorite Game...
To Fight Against the Fal'Cie..
Lightning and Serah.
-Dallatar Lyonsbane
Time repeats, mocking,
friendship forged and twisted love
giving no closure.
-Silace (FFVIII)
Nostalgia is the reason
Zell chokes on hot dogs
-Scotty_ffgamer
VI; the masterpiece
Kefka destroyed the world, but
the strong cast saved it.
-Del Murder
Oh no, more goblins
Sword, Esper, or Fire2?
I'll use my chainsaw.
-Tavaryn
iv had terrorists
it had genocide also
a sweet crystal theme
Genius Lynx
It's the first I've played,
it fills me with nostalgia
whenever I play.
-Karifean (FFVII)
A Real Love Story
In Final Fantasy VIII.
Left Its Mark On Me
-Caviarmy
The girl in all green
Seemed very odd at the time
She's still my hero
-ShlupQuack
F F V I I
The one thing I didn't like
Got killed on disc one
-Loony BoB
My Favorite Game...
To Fight Against the Fal'Cie..
Lightning and Serah.
-Dallatar Lyonsbane
Time repeats, mocking,
friendship forged and twisted love
giving no closure.
-Silace (FFVIII)
In addition, Renmiri and krissy submitted poetry that are too lovely not to mention.
Final Fantasy X by Renmiri
Sins of the Father, gone
Son's tears, finding love and losing it
Father's sacrifice saving the world
A guardian in two worlds
Protecting dreams, kin and secrets with ease
Wisdom gained at ultimate price
Brother lost, orphans and widows
A world ravaged by Sin, losers' pride
Dream kept through killing many
One dies to save all
Merely a brief relief, cycle begins anew
Never ending Spiral of Death
Deception covers endless pain forever
One refuses to lie, breaking the cycle
True salvation at last comes
FFXIII Ballad by krissy
Now, let us count down the days,
Let us remember the times when by ascension,
We became closer to the Maker and with each breath,
Ravaged and destroyed the land at his very mention.
Our time here was short but our reach became longer,
With each crystallarium level and each accessory,
Equipping our bravery to battle a government that cares not,
And lies to its people, let those lies found our glory.
We conducted ourselves, oh we conducted,
Our weapons became instruments of destruction,
Hopes and aspirations fell by the wayside, into the Crack'ed chasm,
Where one like us (one of us) had previously taken action.
And our sisters and children and lovers and friends,
We watched them crystallize, we kept their tears and goals,
Our eyes focused as a true goal finally dawned,
Freedom, freedom, we would be free even if we were to walk on coals.
We must shift the world quickly, this is a turbulent time,
As the rocks come flying we fight for those flinging hands,
The public hates and knows not why, all their minds trapped in a paradigm,
Lies, lies, lies, and nothing understood but death demands.
Oh, thirteenth day, we came together then to become one,
A group of rebels and exiles and God-spawn,
Oh, thirteenth day, each day before you a shroud of none,
And yet tomorrow we shall form our own new dawn.
A father keeps his offspring as safe as he can,
Until fate tears his shins, and his sons, and becomes his rival.
Your promises staggered and now you kneel deep,
But you fight for this slight chance, this chance of revival.
A child who hides from the past she remembers,
But wants amnesia to take over, erase, clearness unbinds,
Lies beget lies and you must face the mirror,
And everything here is reflective, everything reminds.
A guardian etched over, a woman scorned enough,
With purpose easy enough, but not battling for reasons,
Saving one over saving many, struggling to become the end,
With your long reach you may yet turn the seasons.
Growing too fast, losing too much, wrong place, wrong time,
You found it easy enough to find a scapegoat, lust in eyes to murder,
But less easy to become wrath, to become a wraith,
If you hadn't found us, growing up with no mother would've been harder.
Shan't prove nothing now, hero, warrior, revolutionary, taking brave steps of giants,
You were only in this to have her approach your heart,
Now of a single mind, a single fight, it is your hands that shall break the skies,
But you sleep with her tears by your chest and hope to depart.
And you, you, you destroyer. Ravager, commanding officer,
You fight not for yourself but for retribution, atonement, to say what you meant,
All this time you had by her ears, and you've said nothing of value,
Absolve yourself by creating a new world then, an anarchistic new escarpment.
All these mistakes in less than two weeks,
Now we require tools to fix them, tools to put together what wasn't broken,
Sabotage of the status quo, medicine for our spirits,
Shall these tools become as sailors for a new land, or will they just cling to old tokens?
Take up sword in hand, my fellow inhumans,
We are less than our vices but we'll squeeze just as hard,
Take up your mark, my lost lonely errants,
It's time for the Occupy Cocoon movement to start!
I look forward to seeing what works of art are produced during our next giveaway!
Note: Staff entries were not valid; they were just for fun. Also, yes, my own haiku is one of my favorites. I am so down with haiku.
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