This month we’re challenging readers to create quality poems in the three-line haiku format. The first line should be five syllables, the second line seven syllables, and the third line five syllables for a total of 17:

Standards are key here:
Format is five-seven-five
Or QC rejects.

E-mail your creations to us by Fri., Sept. 30, 2011, and we’ll select a winner to receive a $50 gift card. We’ll also publish this collective outpouring of creativity on our website, to go along with the reader-created quality glossary. (Hey, given enough of these sorts of contests, we might even publish a book.)

Your subject matter is anything quality- or job-related. You may wish to title your poem, but it’s not necessary. Here are some haikus to get you started:

Kaizen in language—
Working together, one goal:
Desired improvement.

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