Photo News: "On the Oscars, awards, and other Gods" (1-21 Feb 2020)

[Richard Gilbert]

~ Photo prompts ~

Every two weeks or so we'll post a photo related to a topical news event.
Please respond with a haiku, haibun, or short poem.

Here we go, penny for your thoughts:

oscars_academy_awards_statuettes.jpg

[Guest]

red carp
mouthing the sound
for rana

[Ray Caligiuri]

tearful gratitudes
with a stifled yawn
the Titanic sinks again

[Rich Schilling]

drifting down
the red carpet
a bag of wind

[haikuWANDArings]

the glamorous
strut their stuff
air kisses all round

[Richard Gilbert]

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.
scene
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[Jacob Salzer]

narrow spotlight
another genius hidden
in shadows