1-3-2002 Winner

re ni f sol teh t

i regret the day
i taught my two-year old
the solfège scale.

thelma dawn esprit


Honorable Mention

Softer lint, eh?

We Canadians
use an enhanced breed of sheep
for our cotton shirts.

Dopey McWilliams

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Lo, stern thief

My leather's missing,
Stolen from the dungeon, dark,
Whip and handcuffs, too.

Mom (a palindrome for moM)

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This tenor elf

He used to be a
baritone, but then they saw
that he was an elf.

Dopey McWilliams


Other Notable Haikus

Esther no lift.

Esther no lift this
big box filled with sixty bricks.
Esther lift feathers.

Sonya

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It's her Teflon
She tells her husband
about her day at work, and
it all slides right off.

Pam R. Whittens

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'Tis north. Flee!

Harriet Tubman
walked ninety miles to freedom.
Why didn’t she drive?

Dopey McWilliams

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‘en, the florist

Jen did not value
the twelve roses I gave her.
Yes, they were plastic.

Ryan "Bubba" Stevens

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Fir Telethons

We must save the trees!
Pledge your support, and receive
a life-sized redwood.

Pam R. Whittens

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"No Thrift Eels"

"No, sir. Read the sign.
All of our eels are sold at
the everyday price.

Dopey McWilliams

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Leftist Rhino

"I am anti-guns,
anti-death penalty, and
anti-elephant."

Pam R. Whittens

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firnothelest

the word appeared to
me in a dream, so now I
use it. screw webster’s.

Dopey McWilliams

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Noel, The First

King o’er all Britain,
he was killed in a bizarre
knighting accident.

Pam R. Whittens

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el fish rotten

the reek of marlin
hovers like a mist of puke
through the red lobster.

thelma dawn esprit

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Hint: so fertile

She told me that she
wasn’t ovulating, but
that wasn’t the case.

Dopey McWilliams

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Slither Often

Benjy can’t yet walk,
so he squirms on the floor like
a snake on acid.

Pam R. Whittens