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Super Bowl Haiku XX
ResumeEach winter since just after the dinosaurs stopped treading the earth, or trodding it, whatever it was they did, there has been the Super Bowl.
For the past 20 of those winters, to the dismay of poetry snobs, there has been Only A Game's Super Bowl Haiku.
And there still is, and in a sense, Super Bowl Haiku is growing. Now, don't worry. This year's edition is no longer than previous editions…but it features the work of more poets than ever.
First Team:
Snow on Mount Fuji
Perfection of nature's way
On field--not so much
--Tony O'Keeffe
Noisy Seahawks fans
May raise the roof, a ruckus,
Or Jimmy Hoffa.
--Bill Littlefield
[sidebar title="Through The Years" align="right"] Can't get enough Super Bowl Haiku? Listen to our poetic compilations from previous years. [/sidebar]Chris Christie points, shouts:
"Look, folks! Jersey! Super Bowl!
No bridge to see here."
--Bill Littlefield
Goodell and Putin
Big shots both, can only hope
For no snow…and snow.
--Bill Littlefield
Miami, Dallas,
New Orleans, Tampa, all hope
Outdoors doesn't work.
--Bill Littlefield
Washington sells pot.
And so does Colorado.
Smokin’ Superbowl!
--Todd
Odds? Okay, here's odds:
How about 4-1 that
Tebow's in an ad?
-- Bill Littlefield
Sad Patriot's fan
Seeks same February two
For crying in beer
--Nancy Marks
I-I-I, Matey
The Sea will swallow them up
Whomever they are!
--Scott Suma
It's the Super Bowl?
I do not get reception
From under my rock.
--Stacy Casson
Wilson leads Seahawks.
It says "Wilson" on the ball.
Wait. Does that seem right?
--Bill Littlefield
"So, Peyton Manning,
You want one more Super Bowl?
Done," cackles Old Scratch.
--Bill Littlefield
"Eight," says Wilson. "Six."
"Twenty one," he says, and "five!"
Kaepernick says "Fore!"
--Bill Littlefield
Seattle winless
No titles, no rings, respect
Elusive as rain
--Rob Emslie
Fans loving long pass,
Caught in long fingers… cringing
At what happens next.
--Bill Littlefield
Bow your heads in prayer.
Please dear Lord, we beseech thee.
No more Super Bowl.
--Frizbane Manley
Half-chewed wings. Beer drips.
Smears of seven-layer dip.
The La-Z-Boy squirms.
-- CW Hannenberg
Shrimp tails. Cocktail sauce.
Half-chewed wings with blue cheese dip.
Area rugs wince.
-- CW Hannenberg
Super Bowl Haiku?
Sounds like a dumb idea.
I’ll never do it.
--Koryn Dimock
Honorable Mention:
We had so many haiku submissions this year, we couldn't come close to including them all. Here's a few that just missed the final cut.
New York Super Bowl?
Not in this lifetime, buddy.
It's in New Jersey.
--Jersey Jim
It is the big day
A tremendous spectacle
Let it be over
--Susan Mariott
[sidebar title="Listener Submitted Haiku" align="right"] Submissions kept coming in long after our segment was finalized. Visit the submissions page to read them all. [/sidebar]Snowy Meadowlands.
A commissioner's nightmare?
Nah; sell some more gloves.
--Adam Smartschan
Mannings ride in high,
At noon, songbirds tweet, wait scream,
Then scavengers feast.
--Zamir Nestelbaum
Seattle? Denver?
Where are the New York Teams now?
Hoffa rolls over.
--Michele DiPalo-Williams
our cold quiet field
has heard no Omahas yet
but it will, I hope
--Paul Strickland
Superbowl advice
Plan to leave early for game
Traffic may be bad.
--Scott Suma
Are you kidding me?
A Super Bowl in Jersey?
Forget about it!
--David W. Frank
Manning will freeze up
People of Indy know this
We've seen it before
--Lot Turner
N Y C wheedles
N F L capitulates
Super Bowl's frigid
--Jeb
A tip for the game:
Winning is not everything.
Lombardi was wrong.
--Scott Suma
Ocean or mountain
Flowing, not inflexible
Water erodes stone
--Deb Robarge
Sherman big mouth smack
Deep inferiority
Compensates big time
--Rob Emslie
Superbowl. Winter.
Landry and Vince would be proud
Ice Bowl two point oh
--Kelvin Brooks
The temperature drops.
Scalpers will take a beating.
I LOVE YOU GOODELL!!!
--Kelvin Brooks
February? Whew!
We've got no time for football.
Give us more curling!
--Frizbane Manley
You want some trash talk?
None better than Broadway Joe.
“I guarantee it!”
--JAD
Just one thing matters
And it’s not the final score
Post game with Sherman
--JAD
Seattle Seahawks
versus the Denver Broncos.
Heh, heh. Hash marks, dude.
--muddydoggers
This segment aired on February 1, 2014.