Friday, February 16, 2007

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)

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