MN's 10th Birthday Party competition - write a Haiku about MN and win a golden ticket. To be judged by the Poet Laureate. (Not kidding!)

[JustineMumsnet]

So... it's our tenth birthday and we're having a party to celebrate on March 2nd. And seeing as we can't possibly fit you all in, we thought it would be nice to have a competition to have 10 Mumsnetters (plus partners) come along. As part of the prize we'll put you up in a London hotel, dress you in Boden (natch) and send you out to dinner at Pizza Express too. Full details here.

All you've got to do is to write a haiku (and we know how good you are at those) which sums up Mumsnet. And the 10 best will win. Simples.

And lest you think we might not pick the right winners, we've got Carol-Ann Duffy, Poet Laureate, to judge them for us. So for all those of you who enjoy writing in verse, here's your chance to shine.

Good luck.

Slight chill on Google
Found the mumsnet page again
But where is my blog?

Confident I seem -
In reality opposite.
Mumsnet is solace.

The day is over.
Work. Washing. Sleeping child(ren).
Mumsnet beckons home.

Saying all the things
I never could. I'm finding
I'm home. But redefined.

I wish... I'd breastfed...
I'd co-slept... left him sooner.
I live with Now. Here.

Here dragons be, and
Comfort food. Lemon drizzle.
Tang of dry salt cod.

morphing boundaries
connect and converge, create
a meta mother

I am She Who Must
Not Be Named ... trying to thrust
Self into party

Bum-sex is greatly
Over-rated, compared with
A night Mumsnetting

Mumsnet is
The lion's mouth
Craved by the head.

Here she sits on telly
Sucking in her Belly
For a reason she cannot recall
Mumsnet, Cameron, Brown!?

I have no idea how to write a Haiku.

But my Poem was framed outside the headmasters office in primary, do I get extra points!?

Ach, not enough syllables. Needs to be 5-7-5 Try again

The mumsnet forum
Is the cruel lion's mouth
Yearned for by the head

What would you do, then?
Unreasonable, perhaps.
But still not alone.

Missed the closing date
For the child free getaway
It was worth a try

Relationships a
Bummer (no pun intended)
Fill up your pie-hole.

True, entries are late
Mumsnet was down though on date
Of closing, n'est pas?

A rich broth simmers
and is stirred. A dash more sauce!
Many cooks feed more.

no txt or tickers, phew
honest real lifeline when you are
not being unreasonable

Foe of Dreary Mail
Friend of quiet ranting spleen
Comforting blanket

Spring Style and Beauty
More than Gok or Queen Of Shops:
Honesty and frocks

i will write later
when my children are in bed
then i can think straight.

my heart on the screen
for all to see. Be gentle
Mumsnet, and help me.

i really like pofaceds - a good combo of theme & format.

Oh Thrifty I tried,
but could not find one that would not
age me 15 years

Pofacedagain I
Liked your haiku, poetic
and true - a winner!