5-24-2001 Winner

the behaviour of margaret thatcher after 1990

she twiddles her thumbs,
reads trashy romance novels,
and plays solitaire.

thelma dawn esprit


Honorable Mention

Flavour centre

In London, England,
should my favourite cookies
be called “Oureos”?

Pam R. Whittens

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Savour

savour the dolour
the centre of the gaol's tyre
swing, the black colour

Alex Klages

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Splendour

I believe Heaven
will be like Los Angeles,
except with football.

Dopey McWilliams


Other Notable Haikus

Saviour

If you care for me,
Jesus of Nazareth, then
where’s my Ferrari?

Dopey McWilliams

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demeanour

she stares from her chair.
her mournful eyes reveal her
black heart. or black shoes.

thelma dawn esprit

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the inadvertent misdemeanour

i run to the tree
as the environment sits
eerie and unnerved.

hélène françoise lipogramme

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Vapour rub

Vick’s seems so much more
sophisticated when it’s
spelled with an “ou.”

Pam R. Whittens

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behavioural ardour

his hand: did it stroke
my face intentionally?
no, no it didn’t.

thelma dawn esprit

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Val, our

Val, our lead singer,
came down with laryngitis.
Bethany filled in.

Ryan "Bubba" Stevens

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Not in the parlour

It was Mrs. White
in the conservatory
with…hey, wait a sec!

Dopey McWilliams

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Contintental Divide

does your tongue savour
the flavour of language if
O, U R a yank?

Michelle Castle

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Arbour

The trees form a neat
Pattern here, nobody would
Dare to disturb them.

Alex Klages

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Candour

Let me be honest.
Haikus are about as fun
as milking a cow.

Dopey McWilliams

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Saviour

His Name is Jesus
I always spell it that way
He deserves honour

PattyT

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Can I do you a favour?

Yes, I will give you
one thousand pesos for just
seventy-five pounds.

Pam R. Whittens

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Brownie points

I'd write a haiku
to tip my hat to the joke
Matt said about "four"

but I'm not that type
the suck-ups and brown-nosers
oops, don't use those words

PattyT