Gossamer Gear Mariposa Plus Backpack (70 L)
Gossamer Gear is sponsoring this week’s SectionHiker raffle for a brand new Mariposa Plus ultralight backpack, valued at $235 USD (see my review about the 2012 Mariposa Plus.) The word Mariposa means “butterfly” in Spanish, a fitting name for this amazingly lightweight 27 ounce, 70 liter backpack.
To Enter: Write a Haiku Poem
To enter this raffle, you need leave a comment below containing a 3 line haiku poem with 5 syllables in the first line, 7 syllables in the syllables in the second line, and 5 syllables in the third line, and include the word “butterfly” or “buttlerflies” in your haiku poem.
Deadline to Enter
The deadline to enter this raffle is Sunday, December 8th, 2012 at midnight, PST. Don’t delay! Enter now.
Example Entries
The mountains call me
Butterflies in my stomach
Cathedrals of ice
The morning cobwebs
Snare unwary butterflies
But many escape
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Raffle Rules (the fine print)
- This raffle is open to US and international entrants with a postal address.
- A winner will be picked randomly from entrants.
- Raffle winner much respond to an email within 2 days after notification or a new winner will be randomly selected.
- Entries must follow raffle rules or they will be disqualified.
- The winner will be contacted on Monday, December 10th, 2012
Submit your haiku entry in the comment form below.
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Along a nice trail
A butterfly flutters by
The sun shines brightly
the silence within
carries the sweet surrender
butterfly goes south
breezy mountain-top
a butterfly rests nearby
and dreams wander on
leaving home at dawn
butterflies in my stomach
rucksack on shoulders
Butterflies gather
On scat on the trail, beauty
Contrasted with crap.
Egg, caterpillar
Pupa, butterfly – find mate.
Cycle starts again.
Butterfly takes flight
Seeks nourishment and escape
Presidential range
Climbing up mountains
Cutting down all the deadweight
The Butterfly rulez
Butterflies are free
Fine backpack on my shoulders
It was free for me!
Butterflies lilting
Flying like the falling leaves
The gentle breeze grows
Mariposa pack
Pack weight of a butterfly
The strength of a bee
Butterflies glide low,
Fluttering in the night sky,
Now in my car’s grill
Butterfly in net,
Should I let him go or not,
I think it’s too late.
floating like a butterfly
the falling flower petal
in mountain valley
Green fields and blue skies
Butterflies and buttercups
Oh, Glorious hike!
The lone butterfly
Flitting through the mist up above
Finds the love outside
Butterfly beckons
Light flitting on warming air
Light flicking a beacon
on delicate Wings
Beauty glides through our senses
Butterflies in flight
Butterfly color
bright paint on Living canvas
marvel in God’s work
gossamer winged feet
mind body soul take flight as I
butterfly through trails
Butterfly graceful
gliding wild upon raw Wind
Winter on the way
Up, step after step,
mile after mile, with the weight
if a butterfly.
Butterfly floating
ride random Southbound current
Hiker on the wind
in soft comfy chair
eat jumbo butterfly Shrimp
Dreaming, long on trail
Butterfly fly high
Up into the mountain sky
Butterfly fly high
alpine butterflies
stir their wildflower welcome
sparkling wanderers
Thanks everyone for all these great haiku poems.
The winner of this random raffle is Richard Flunker, a hiker and backpacker from North Carolina who write up his trip reports at http://xcrown.blogspot.com/
Congratulations Richard!
Congrats Richard! (I thought it was a little funny to read about the winner’s name, then click on the blog only to find the title “The Anonymous North Carolina Hiker.” Philip…. shhhh… it’s a secret!)