[clap.] [clap.] [clap]-R-O.
E-normous exchange.
U R my legal tender.
O, how I love you.
Honorable Mention
Great Britain v. Germany
Great Britain thinks the
Euro only slightly worse
Than German hoof-mouth.
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Mr. Plum's Theory
It was Mrs. White
in the conservatory
with a jackhammer.
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earth swallowed by a plum
two phyla are dead.
sadly, the earth’s blameworthy.
earth slumps. the plum eats.
Other Notable Haikus
Christmas Pie
Little Jack Horner
said, "Mewwy Chwishmash!" then turned
and spat out the pit.
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a haiku that neither rhymes nor makes contestual thematic sense because its author refuses to change the final word
my brother's a bum
who chews on stolen gum and
eats a stolen grape.
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Eurocentric
I am the Euro.
I am stylish. I am rich.
I am rather flat.
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The Euro
Powerful unit
Of foreign currency which
Is yet quite unknown.
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my date with euro
he was strong, but sweet.
he gave me a slight shiver
when he touched my arm.
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EuroAngst
A shared currency
Threatening their sovereignty,
The Windsors demur.
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Plums.
Plums do not care for
The Euro; they dislike the
British and Germans.
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Savoring
Plums are succulent.
Euros are arid, tasteless
and rather pricey.
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Zeuro’s Zlums
Zi zan’t zay za zing
Zithzout zuttzing zit zezore
Zevzery zyllzazle.
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Germany replies
On the other hand
Germany thinks Great Britain
Is Euro-sulky.
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my trip to the plum factory
gears spin dark fluid
into perfect purple spheres
inside hollow shells.
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No Euros, no plums
Steel casts cover hearts
that yearn and yearn for sweet glee
in the countryside.
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naked and alone in a small park north of leningrad
the plum tree shades me.
near is mother’s return with
bottle and teddy.
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The UK’s bête-noir
I get national pride,
But I still can’t follow why
Britain hates the plum.
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the plum: a musical interlude
i enjoy playing
one beloved piece on the plum:
john’s 4'33".