1-17-2002 Winner

Lee Harvey Oswald

Odd, don't you think,
When you do something awful
Middle names come out.

Mom (a palindrome for moM)


Honorable Mention

well, her roommate was friendly

anna van slembrouck
if relationships were scored
like golf you'd be mine

Spanky the Otter

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blue-light special

ignored in k-mart's
ruin: how will the blue light
blub industry cope?

thelma dawn esprit

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William Carlos Williams

That "wheelbarrow,"
"chickens," "rain water," it's all
so profound. Yeah right.

Dopey McWilliams


Other Notable Haikus

Post-It Notes

So much depends on
a red Post-It, glazed with paste,
beside the phone jack.

Dopey McWilliams

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Jennifer Lynn Stevens

After our band trip
to Las Vegas, Nevada,
that could be your name.

Ryan "Bubba" Stevens

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paul thomas anderson

i want a written,
notarized avowal stating
that no frogs were harmed.

thelma dawn esprit

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George Walker Bush
I voted for him,
but I wish he'd resign and
let Cheney be czar.

Pam R. Whittens

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Pam R. Whittens

Your writings make you
sound sexy and feminine.
Are you, in person?

Joseph Bradley Niefersand

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Bill of Rights

I would like to add
another amendment: the
right to hunt pandas.

Dopey McWilliams

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canadian spring water

i tried new jersey
spring water for a time. it
was quite grotesque.

thelma dawn esprit

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Thelma Dawn Esprit

Your writings make you
sound sexy and feminine.
Are you, in person?

Joseph Bradley Niefersand

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Jesus H. Christ

Don't know about you,
but I'm pretty confident
the "H" stands for "Hank."

Dopey McWilliams

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Sonya Marie Jones

That's Sonya's full name.
It is a very, very
cute name, don't you think?

Sonya

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I will not respect your haiku subjects, Mr. Matthew Prins

Dither dither a
round ball through the likeness of
a dark square abyss.

Dopey McWilliams

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Kevin Max Smith

He is soooooooooooo cute, so
much cuter than that ugly
Toby Mac. Word up!

anonymous dcTalk fan

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Medicine Man Mike

All those potions and
vile concoctions helped heal my
too heavy wallet.

Pam R. Whittens

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For Freaking Ever

That is how long it
takes to see if my haikus
are victorious.

Dopey McWilliams