Please nominate your favorite Haiku from those submitted in the –> Obama Conspiracy Haiku Contest <–. Please leave the URL, the author and the Haiku in your comment here. The URL can be obtained from the small “#” hyperlink above each comment.
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This was REALLY HARD, but this is my nomination:
verbalobe
http://www.obamaconspiracy.org/2011/05/obama-conspiracy-haiku-contest/#comment-115938
The tiny male spider
Mates, dies. His futility,
Like birther “research”.
However, I want at least to express my appreciation for these other excellent submissions:
Head Researcher
Dead leaves in Autumn
Numbers fell ever downward.
Spring brought long green forms.
DJW
For summer reading,
You seek the certificate?
Twelve-fifty Punchbowl.
poutine
The Fall campaign looms
Barack’s birth was their focus
Bin Laden was his.
Paper
Allegedly born
in summer—claims earth is round.
Explain the raked leaves!
Head Researcher
The Lawyer loses.
Yet, the Truth is extracted.
The Dentist laughs last!
Bob Stanley
Coffee beans ripen
Obama shows his long form
Strong and Hawaiian
I second that nomination as I am typing on a new keyboard!
The head Researcher, as Agent for the the Principle. (of Haiku)
Each maintains subtlety, and indirectness, yet relates to the topic.
In Order:
Dead leaves in Autumn
Numbers fell ever downward.
Spring brought long green forms.
(Most technically correct, with kireji. (Downward +The period) Subtle. Does not directly address topic. egs.: “Numbers”–does it refer to leaves or something else.)
Moldovan Aethers
Cloak Notus Africanus
In a Hoary Rime
(“The Wasteland” of Haiku. One could spend a lifetime contemplating this and it would not be wasted. -paraphrasing “The Last Samurai”)
Ironic Winter.
Where those who have covered up,
End with a Bad Cough.
(Humorous Haiku contrasting the “cover up” for political advantage with the “coughing up”, which was Bad because of a layered PDF file.)
http://www.haijinx.com/I-2/cobb/
Hot Air fogging glass
Seeing through Transparency
Becomes such a pane.
(Punning Haiku with all lines containing double meanings.)
The Head Researcher, as Agent for the Principal.
poutine
The Fall campaign looms
Barack’s birth was their focus
Bin Laden was his.
http://www.obamaconspiracy.org/2011/05/obama-conspiracy-haiku-contest/#comment-115379
Bob Stanley
Coffee beans ripen
Obama shows his long form
Strong and Hawaiian
this gets my vote
I nominate the thingy from Orly Taitz. I know, it wasn’t a haiku nor was it any good, but it’s the only birther-related contest Orly has even the slightest chance of winning, so I thought I’d help her out.
Who I’d Pick for Top Ten Finalists:
1) Jeri:
Cover all his tracks
A quilt of snow in winter
The thaw reveals lies
http://www.obamaconspiracy.org/2011/05/obama-conspiracy-haiku-contest/#comment-115541
2) The Magic M:
Black Prez in the House
What must not be can not be
To winter-cold hearts
http://www.obamaconspiracy.org/2011/05/obama-conspiracy-haiku-contest/#comment-115631
3) Bovril:
Sad Birfer Orly
Sanction NO Let me FEEENISH
Spider Eyes Weep Hate
http://www.obamaconspiracy.org/2011/05/obama-conspiracy-haiku-contest/#comment-115221
4) Head Researcher:
The Lawyer loses.
Yet, the Truth is extracted.
The Dentist laughs last!
http://www.obamaconspiracy.org/2011/05/obama-conspiracy-haiku-contest/#comment-115821
5) poutine:
The Fall campaign looms
Barack’s birth was their focus
Bin Laden was his.
http://www.obamaconspiracy.org/2011/05/obama-conspiracy-haiku-contest/#comment-115379
6) Supreme Court Haiku:
Death of Osama
Barack’s October Surprise
Glad Bush played along
http://www.obamaconspiracy.org/2011/05/obama-conspiracy-haiku-contest/#comment-115495
7) Foggy:
A long hot summer
That usurperin’ mofo
Ain’t goin’ nowhere.
http://www.obamaconspiracy.org/2011/05/obama-conspiracy-haiku-contest/#comment-115387
8: ASK Esq:
Summer approaches
Hawaii confirms his birth
I’ll grill some burgers
http://www.obamaconspiracy.org/2011/05/obama-conspiracy-haiku-contest/#comment-115966
9)Ted:
Conspiracies dashed!
April is the cruelest month
To fringe hatemongers.
http://www.obamaconspiracy.org/2011/05/obama-conspiracy-haiku-contest/#comment-115752
10) HellT:
Silly season’s here
Corsi made to look like ass
Punk’d! by Obama
http://www.obamaconspiracy.org/2011/05/obama-conspiracy-haiku-contest/#comment-115779
I vote for
poutine
The Fall campaign looms
Barack’s birth was their focus
Bin Laden was his.
I’ve had many laughs following the Birthers, even though the serious citizens of this country knew that this shouldn’t be funny. The Birthers got what they … said … they wanted, the Long Form. Yet they’re still spinning like crazy, to the surprise of none of us who visit here.
It’s time to move on to a new phase where, unfortunately for the Birthers, our President has shown that he is a great President & worthy of our votes in 2012.
Can I still nominate?
I liked the one by Ted:
http://www.obamaconspiracy.org/2011/05/obama-conspiracy-haiku-contest/#comment-115752
Conspiracies dashed!
April is the cruelest month
To fringe hatemongers.
Alternatively, I’d vote for the Poutine Fall campaign …
I really like haiku, and so I was working on a few. For some reason I thought the deadline was the end of May, so I missed posting at least one more. I understand we’re past the deadline, but I’ve enjoyed reading everyone’s contributions; so, I offer one more just for reading pleasure, but not the contest.
paper
Orly on steroids
brags how a slick cover-up
trumps spring’s long formed truth.
one more:
Flakes fall from heaven,
fractals for all to see. So?
Shadows know snow’s forged.
My apologies for shutting down the contest early. As a small consolation, I added one of your fine entries for the final voting.