Can you Haiku??

So, we have these employee gatherings at work to foster a sense of community and for everyone to be involved in things that are outside of the work environment. They can be fun and are meant to help people get to know one another, especially in different departments. Last year, we started this poetry contest and we used haiku as the format and Valentine's Day as the theme. It was met with some resistance initially, but it survived another year. This year we even added to the theme and included President's Day. I was given permission by some of the authors to publish their entries. Here you go and feel free to add your own haiku (if you do not remember the rules, it is 3 lines, 5-7-5 for syllables per line).

#1
When I look for love
I am caught in a battle
Dance or Pay the Price
(won second place)

#2
Aphrodisiac
Discreet exhilaration
Cardio spasm

#3
First time it was Bill
Then his sweetheart said, "Me too"
Can Hillary win?
(this was my entry)

#4
Roses, fifty bucks
Dinner, one hundred bucks, Not
In doghouse, priceless
(won first place)

Ten Years Ago I Never Thought I Would...

Have you done something recently that would make you venture to utter these words, “Ten years ago, I never thought I would…” Well, I have. Ten years ago, I was beginning my second semester at Texas A&M. I was playing volleyball and basketball at the Rec Center and going to class, waiting for full blown spring weather. I never thought I would…

1. Be walking to work in 10 degree weather (-1 wind chill) 3/4 of a mile to the subway, then to a bus, and then 2 blocks to work; And actually think that this was a better option than driving. Gas at nearly $2.40/gallon for regular and parking being $15-20 per day. Not to mention that the 7 miles from my home to work takes at least 35 minutes, in NO traffic. The walking commute takes about 45 minutes total.

2. Be walking home on a Tuesday from the bar in a wintry mix (i.e. snow, sleet, rain) after getting left off from work early due to hazardous weather conditions. This qualifies because I never thought I would be WALKING home, which includes the aforementioned 3/4 mile trek from the subway.

3. Be just finishing another book from cover to cover. By the way, it was Phil Jackson’s book The Last Season.

4. Be watching Aggie basketball compete and be ranked in the Top 10 in the nation and actually be mentioned as serious national title contenders. WOW!

5. Be seriously considering paying almost $200,000 for about 700 square feet in a “sketchy” neighborhood.

I am sure there are others, but these are the only ones that come to mind right noow. I am sure you have some. Let me know what they are!