   | FeatureHa-Ha-Hai-Ku!Winners of our 2010 Haiku Contest Jeff Drew jeffdrewpictures.com Writing haiku sounds really, really simple, doesn't it? The form is elementary: Just five, seven and five syllables, and wham-o, you've got a poem. It's not as easy as it sounds, though. Since the early August announcement of this here contest, I've been trying to think up a congratulatory haiku for all the entrants and have come up with exactly nothing. Thankfully, you're all better at this than I, and more than 400 of you submitted tiny poems over e-mail, snail mail and Twitter. Nice job, y'all. Obviously, we can't publish all of them, so Alibi editors Laura Marrich and Marisa Demarco worked tirelessly with me, counting syllables on our fingers to pick the cream of the crop. The ones we've chosen as our faves in each category get a neat little package of prizes from Noah's Ark Café, Pepper's Ole' Fashion BBQ, Chillz Frozen Custard and Guild Cinema. Haiku masters can swing by the Alibi (413 Central Nw) from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday to gather up their goodies. Traditional“Death Poem” Half a cup of life Plum blossoms littering the Sudden April snow —Richard Fye MiscellaneousSingle, nonsmokingdiabetic vampire seeks hematologist. —Holly Hargrove Jingle HaikuGoodwill Clearance StoreWhere everyone grabs for more. You’ll sure dig the bins! —Emily Severance Red or GreenRed is my mistress,and Green is my wife. Christmas sucks bizchochitos. —Kevin McGuire 5-0-5 (yeah, the second line is blank)“The Sallie Mae Experience” almost done, sign here, _________________ now we own your ass —Sierra Netz BicyclingThe road to Hell isPaved with good intentions and Has a nice bike path —Tony Santiago Route 66wavy line asphaltthe pipe dream pushing peddler low rider dream songs —Angelica Sainz LobosHordes of town folk outCheering all the Lobo teams Well, maybe not chess —Peter B. Ives Mayor BerryPolitics aside,Have you looked at his moustache? It's freaking AWESOME!! —Richard Groot Jersey ShoreHey! Yo! MTV.I get the “T” and the “V”, But what’s the “M” for? —Jason Zsemlye Runners UpOK, so not all of these are in proper 5-7-5 haiku form, but they made us smile. So enjoy!Traditional There is a spider running across the bedspread in this cool north light —Megan Raloff Heavy Sunflowers Hanging out over the fence, Eaten by the horse —David Moroleon The desert is dead, Void of life. All the lizards Must get so lonely. —Gabby England Miscellaneous octopus in the high desert to swim next to your inked body is not all i'm thinking —Cez C b The train screeches in, Passengers from distant lands, or just from Belen. —Michelle Valencia Hey vatos locos where are the 575 tatts? only 505’s —Bernie Lieving The mouse on the wheel stopped. She broke the wheel and ate the scientist. —Nancy Tudor Jingle Central, so much weird That hobo has a huge beard Nasty, so I steered —Justin White You value your fries. Impoverished children starve. Yeah, "I'm Lovin' it." —Jessa Mckelvey Red or Green Manna from heaven That is what green chile is Red is okay too —Gabriela Irwin Red! speed past real fast! But officer, light was green! Tell that to the judge. —Ramsey Rose Ruby, rouge, cerise, Rojo, crimson, scarlet, puce. Wait. I'll have the green. —David Martin 5-0-5 Why “the Q” is cool: ... Let’s stick with “Burque” —Steve Bishop Bicycling A shout on Silver. A honk on Yale. What's that for? Oh, I'm on a bike. —Juna Benjamin Hey Velocipedes! Stop signs apply to you, too. Quit cutting me off. —Lea Jones What good are goatheads? For flattening bike tires They're the best around. —Andy Moss Route 66 chicago to coast I wish 491 was still called 666 —Jordan Wayne Sawyer Lobos Red & silver streaks, a pack of wild dogs they charge. Victory is near. —Matthew Idziak When the moon is full Or even when it isn’t We are all Lobos —Angel Marquez In New Mexico We like to lose our minds, Howl At the moon tonight —Selenah Bequette Kaiser Mayor Berry The hummingbirds say, “Mayor Berry-don’t take ’way Our sanctuary —Ethan Kane I like the mayor, His name sounds like an ice cream, Mmmmmm ... MayorBerry —Richard Groot This Mayor Berry can't deport us all, but some I will fight to end —Hugo Ayala Jersey Shore Fake tans and fist pumps Always fresh with high hair bumps You can’t miss Jersday —Natalia Ruiz-Fabrega Crisp melanoma Abs big enough for laundry What’s in Snookie’s hair? —Stephanie Mladinich Public Comments (2)
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