z Dog-Related Haiku Jamboree Challenge 2020
You remember what Haiku is, right? It's that Japanese style of poem writing you were forced to learn in middle school for some unknown and protested reason. The first stanza of the poem has 5 syllables, the second stanza has 7, and the third and last stanza has 5. No more. No less.
We never hand out homework, but we're making an exception for Dog-Related Haiku Challenge 2020. Your mission is to write at least one, but preferably multiple haiku about your dog. Here is the Wikipedia definition of Haiku to help you all out: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haiku.
We'll be giving out a $25 Gift Certificate to the winner. - You have our word that all conforming entries will be judged by a highly-trained Haiku professional. There's no limit to the number of poems you can submit, so go nuts. Call the neighbors. Get the kids involved. Alert NORAD.
Submissions must be legitimate haiku and they must be family-friendly! Submissions that don't conform will be deleted with malice.
Send all submissions to fatmax@twosaltydogs.net.
SHOWING HAIKU FROM 2019. I'll post new ones when I have enough so it doesn't look really sad.
| Stinky and Hungry Covered in mud and filth Coal seeks a warm couch -Don K. |
This could be yours This isn't even haiku It's just a placeholder - A.A. Milne |
Haiku is very hard Americans will struggle Try it at least once - Poncho Villa |
| Early most mornings You jump, bounce, scamper and run Betty on Battie - Cathy S. |
Snoozing on the couch Our pup has nary a care Life is good, right here - Bevery S. |
The mailman is here You’d think the world is ending Please! Stop. That. Barking. - Bevery S. |
| Who, with sincere eyes Can warm my heart so sweetly? No one but my dog - Beverly S. |
Snow falls silently Inside it is warm and dark They wait for first light - Max G. |
Even when I goof You wag your tail with delight I feel so special. - Beverly S. |
| a free vaccine day my daughter baths her toy dogs thrice with all the care - Justice Joseph P. |
We don't have a dog We do have a dog-like cat Year of the Dog? MEOW! - Yuji S. |
You have muddy paws Somehow they don’t offend me Dirt is not painful - Beverly S. |
| Some hurricane news my neighbor's dog comes home with my daughter's shoe - Pamela K. |
When you smelled that vole It skittered through the white snow Leaving you baffled. - Beverly S. |
Mia eats the toys She feels no sense of bad dog Toy car, Rest In Peace - Caissie N. |
| Few things are better Than your snout across my foot As I fall asleep - Beverly S. |
They will steal your heart Like a thief in the nighttime Leave you there crying - Flo R. |
the long night vigil waiting his master's footsteps a poodle statue - Justice Joseph P. |
| Phoebe loves us so We love this sweet labrador Shiny, coal-toned, love - Becky A. |
Get a puppy, yes Get some rest or sleep, not now Training, socializing, pup. - Becky A. |
Sweet dogs have we loved Cried for their loss long after New ones come along. - Becky A. |
| Husky, Boxer pup Rascal was a fuzzy love Lost too soon to time - Becky A. |
the "Year of the Dog"? we have been celebrating each day of her life - Rachel M. F. |
snow booties and coats provoke humiliation then, snow! all is well. - Rachel M. F. |
| each Valentine's Day brings love and joy to our pup -- steaks for dinner! - Rachel M. F. |
fluffy golden mutt seeks carnivorous food source belly rubs required - Rachel M. F. |
Snow falls silently Outside it is dark and cold They wait for first light - |
| Dreaming of a walk jumping up into the car Daily outdoor hike - Trina Ragan |
View out my window People walking all about with treats in their hands - Trina Ragan |
He loves all things round with dogged enthusiasm: frisbees, balls, and me. - Virginia R. |
| Wet cold paws on knee Warm wet tongue on cold pink cheeks Best dog kiss in life - Vicki H. |
On best behavior So treats will be plentiful Love life in Boothbay - Trina Ragan |
Sleet, Gale and Ocean Stinging everything exposed On the beach they swim - Rudolph F. |
| Two Dogs is the Place Where I get free eatables Boothbay Harbor rocks - Trina Ragan |
I can't say The Word F-R-I-S-B-E-E until it's play time - Virginia R. |
Colors bad for show Breeders dumped him at six weeks Their loss. Best dog ever. - Lynne B. |
| Fur on the sofa? Chew toys scattered all around? You're my kind of friend! - Virginia R. |
Penny: a Haiku Sequence. - Elizabeth W. |
Penny, I say, come. She looks off after something, A smell that’s moving. -Elizabeth W. |
| Penny, I say, sit. She runs into the bushes Where something’s hiding. - Elizabeth W. |
Penny, I say, come. She’s heading this direction To almost come. - Elizabeth W. |
Penny, I say, sit. So ten feet away she sits. Daring me to come. - Elizabeth W. |
| Penny, I say, stay. She makes a show of yawning: Such a boring game. - Elizabeth W. |
Cookie time, I think. Penny reads my mind and comes, Sits, stays and downs. - Elizabeth W. |
Her spirit echoes Now a sparkle in the night Twinkie crosses bridge - Mary B. |
| Bean, Bean, oh please Bean Don't roll in that poo again Please Bean, that smells bad. - Hannah S.K. |
winter turns to spring, the little dog needs to pee, she scratches the door. - Lisa D.L |
Bulldogs are Pure Love Clowns and Guardians all Damn, I'm bankrupt now - Guy C. |
| Her spirit echoes Now a sparkle in the night Twinkie crosses bridge - Mary B. |
Who farted? P.U. Dog get outside, go poo-poo Hear Hubby snicker - Amy G. |
Squirrel up in tree please come down and visit me I no bite...maybe - Amy G. |
| Old man walks old dog shuffled steps of memories Old dog walks old man - Amy G. |
Eyes wide, muscles tense. Ball thrown, run, return and drop. Must throw ball again. - Leslie S. |
Maine mud, wind and snow. In all weather our dogs go. Circle Circle done! - Leslie S. |
| Shelter dog wants home. Car drives by, are you the one? Dog sighs as car leaves. - Leslie S. |
Play romp run bark wag. Joyous fun in the sunshine. Just as much in rain. - Leslie S. |
Two dry dogs will swim. In the briney sea they go. Now two salty dogs. - Leslie S. |
