11-15-2001 Winner

Holy Cow

Peace flows through my soul
Cleansing and purifying.
Now I can't cuss. Damn!

Mom (a palindrome for moM)


Honorable Mention

popcorn

popcorn is only
great with real butter, not with
insincerity.

thelma dawn esprit

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Oilcan Larry

He always wore this
oily shirt and slimy pants.
Turns out he was gay.

Dopey McWilliams

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zydone (where the joke is that the form of the haiku cuts off the P in USP, which turns the haiku into a harsh commentary on americans’ dependence on prescription drugs)

hydrocondone bi-
tartrate and acetamino-
phen tablets, US.

thelma dawn esprit


Other Notable Haikus

The Confession of a Theif

Breaking, entering,
stealing the lives of those who...
hey, it’s I, then E!

Pam R. Whittens

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vancouver

up in alberta
is the world’s greatest city,
but not vancouver.

thelma dawn esprit

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do the bells ring for me?

gentle fooleries:
no girls, no gents, no
hetero eels.

hélène françoise lipogramme

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Bum

Sitting on the bench.
Leaning against the cold wall.
Parking on the john.

Pam R. Whittens

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cloudless thursday

do you see the sun?
do you see it glistening?
no, because it’s night.

thelma dawn esprit

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A Haiku About Colors
Blue: the tint of sky.
Yellow: the tint of sunlight.
Brown: the tint of poop.

Pam R. Whittens

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The Spanish alphabet, spelled out

Ah, bay, say, day, ay
efay, gay, achay, ee, ho-
lot of shakin’ go-

Dopey McWilliams

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Ode to J.

Jennifer, your eyes
are as blue as morning sky.
So date me, you jerk.

Ryan "Bubba" Stevens

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pause.

pause. the nectar waits.
souls of the dead convene, as
i pick my nose. yum.

thelma dawn esprit

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Nearly Strong Enough

I have lifted more
than 200 kilograms.
Oops. Make that “milli-.”

Pam R. Whittens

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Send me to St. Lucia, oh dear mother
I am frostbitten:
lonesome in an arctic world
with Britney Spears. Help!

Dopey McWilliams

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searing
this pain, this knife-like
pain is traveling through my
fish’s veins. poor guy.

thelma dawn esprit

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My Toyota

I loved my Camry
‘till the day it died. Sadly,
its gravestone is cheap.

Pam R. Whittens

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Pointillism
I have never seen
a suite of dots like those of
Pee-Wee Herman. La.

Dopey McWilliams