the death of cherry tomato number eleven forty-two
a slip. it tumbles.
"beyond this," it says, "is God."
crimson stains the ground.
Honorable Mention
I am today’s nomenclature.
You would, I’m quite sure,
Zero in dichotomy:
A taxonomy.
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A Babbling Sonnet
A bibble babble
Bawling crawdads wiggle way
Climbing Matthew's foot!
Other Notable Haikus
A Recipe for Duck Egg-Roll Fondue
Duck: Take one and baste.
Egg-rolls: Take twenty and baste.
Fondue until done.
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that sturpid popup window just surps
About: (the subject)
blank (but not for long, you see)
Close, sturpid window!
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Lovers' Deaths
Spine to spine, we’ll guard.
The spear will pierce both our hearts,
Uniting our souls.
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proudly fixing televisions since 1968
tvs gone to rot.
untold tulips digging in:
vexingly sprouting.
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My thoughts exactly
Really, these are a
Silley way to spend my day
These haiku contests
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Samantha's Garden
Roses, tulips, beets:
Seemingly eaten by bugs.
That is sad, so sad.
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Strangely...
Strange enough is this
Troubled and difficult
Unusual haiku........
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eggs sunny-side up
gurgle up, you fiend.
have you not found bereavement?
i am life. dead? no.
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Live with Regis and a Handpuppet named Handy
Hey, Hand! Show looks great!
I clash with your jollity.
Just since...daft puppet.
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excerpt from the pilot script of the moon: policeman for the galaxy
quickly, mars fires.
"raise your arms! give me your cash!"
she sirens the moon.
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Man
Amanda isn’t.
Brian is, as is Bryan.
Charlotte? Likely not.
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unuttered
words were taciturn:
x-rays will not show my soul.
yaks are my sole friends.
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The Prayer of Henry the Caterpillar
Compose our spirits.
Dank souls tiptoe for your love.
Evil’s legs are frail.