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.

How exciting! I'm thrilled. Congratulations to everyone.

Well... Frakkin can't come.. she lives somewhere outlandish!

Many congrats to all... but no threadie?

I am so proud! And extremely excited too. I don't think I'll sleep between now and Tuesday!

I am so jealous (not of the party but that Carol Ann Duffy liked your haikus!)

well done.

There should be no problem finding one another - as we may all turn up in the same Boden dress

How much do we get to spend on Boden clothes then? I don't think the current dresses would suit me but wonder if I could get jeans and nice shoes...

It says 'or equivalent' I think so no need to go down the frock road if not one's thing. Exciting isn't it? Off to have a nose round Boden site...

it is exciting apples. wonder when we'll know the details.

Well done poets!
Does Boden size big or small, does anyone know?
I am ridiculously excited.

Pofaced/popesusan -thanks for letting us know.

Ms Duffy actually picked reserves in case of any problems and we'll be publishing those in the "commended section"(get us, all literary like) later in the week once we've heard from all the winners.

Vezzie, get thee to S&B, they will sort you out in the boden sizing stakes

Vezzie: BIG

You are going to let me go though Olivia?

Congratulations
Witty winners. (Clever too.)
Have a lovely time!

(Now can stop counting out syllables on my fingers)

Brilliant for you
Have a lovely time, won't you
Bitter? Au contraire...

Oops. How remiss I am.
I did not list the winners.
In perfect haiku.

Am just wondering - how do we get the boden clothes? not enough time to order them online I think?

Well done, winners. I'm not bitter either, as long as I can help choose your outfits.

Johnnie will come and Gok you on the spot, most likely.

I wish you would help me choose my outft! A new dress is a lovely lovely thing to have but now I'm thinking 'hmmm that's nice but it will look a bit weird with my purple Tesco Uggs'

Should we arrange to talk entirely in Haiku while we are there? it will make us stand out from the crowds very nicely.

Ooh purple uggs, get you, apples
Pofaced our lovely frirnds Boden are going to sort out delivery.

Await the email
And all will become clearer
It will come quite soon.

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Whatever happened to iambic pentameter?

I wrote a sestina today Olivia. We should have a crack at those for the next comp, they are very difficult fun.

Well done good ladies
Have a glass or two for us
Congratulations!