Lists Yule Love: Best Holiday Haikus

By WYDaily Staff Friday, December 24, 2010

It turns out there a lot of you who dabble in the ancient art of haiku. We had many entries, which made choosing just one as our winner a very difficult decision. In the end, we turned to the one that made us laugh. So congratulations go to Linda Edwards, who produced this playful, 17-syllable gem:

Snow keeps coming down.
Want to make a snow angel.
Need some vodka first.

For her winning effort, Linda has earned a holiday gift basket from Yankee Candle's Flagship Store in Williamsburg. Linda was one of our multiple entry poets. We have to say her 17 syllables managed to conjure up whole scenes for us, which is the sign of a well-done literary act around our office. Here are a few more, including one that's a shout-out to one of our radio stations, 92.3FM The Tide:

Christmas tree looks great.
Cat loves the low hanging balls.
Feline redesign.

Love Christmas carols.
Hate them 24 hours daily.
Thanks Tide radio.

Ham in the oven.
Left it in too long, it burned.
Break out the hotdogs!

And now, the best of the rest. We thank all of you for participating and look forward to next year's haiku competition. Please stay tuned for tomorrow's List Yule Love, the winners of the holiday memory competition.

Bing Crosby sings tunes.
Join him with his melodies.
Drivers send odd looks.
-Polly Foote

Inside (truth)
Wife turns down the heat
It gets very cold at bed time
I turn it back up

Out (poetry)
Orange beak black seed
Red roof feeder in the snow
Baffled Squirrels pause
-Raymond Douglas

Sausage balls await.
My tongue will sing with utter
joy. My hips will not.
-Elle Auvil

Cooling covered pies
After meal, the big reveal
Yummy to our eyes
-Becky Brashears

Cold hard H two Oh
Melted with N A C L
Warm wet H two Oh
-Howard Waters

Christmas fifty-four
I tossed newspapers onto porches
From my bicycle

Now in twenty-ten
With vans and colored dots on my mailbox
No more boys on bikes
-Doug Springmann

Thinking and buying
wrapping and ribbon and tags
Rip, rip, rip. Wow, thanks!

My very best gift
December twenty second
Our baby boy came
-Diane Postman

Mom and Dad up late,
children awake too early
"Is it naptime yet?!"
-Pamela Beaver

Shop, wrap, bake and eat
Return, unwrap, too much weight!
Holiday joy to cherish.
-Ginger A. Bryan

Hyper and aware
half-way up the stairs, I heard
twinkling snowflakes
-Wellesley Dombek

Bundled in layers,
Hot cider, crowds, fireworks fly!
Grand Illumining!
-Kimberly S. Renner

Electricity,
Snow. Could we ask for more of
Christmas in the Burg?
-Andrea Catasus

Once upon a star
A wish was sent to Him
Bringing Joy to all
-Lawrence Magnant

Snowflakes fall with Grace
Upon the still and quiet town
Heralding Christmas
-Barbara R. Zych

Acquire satellites!
Upload photos to Facebook!
Synch Ipod. Noel!
-Kathryn Patterson

The Tree by the Fire
Makes for a Warm Festive Glow
That Brightens our Days
-Loretta K. Zeitz

Quiet Miracles.
Donors, secret Santas all.
Diapers, Pots, Pans, Food!

Midnight, just asleep,
Grandpa yells, "Santa was here!"
"He found you that doll!"
-Alison Brody

Praying for Santa
Not knowing we were poor, just
hopeful small children
-Glenda Feldt

penguins and snowmen
feel Christmas in the fresh air
snow is falling down
-Sara Little, age 10

Snow falling on streets-
Candles lighted inside warmth
Share a tale of...worth.
-Squire Steffey

Snowfall in the ‘Burg
Picturesque yet dangerous
Skid into a ditch

Wrapping the presents
Steaming cocoa by my side
Thoughts of our blessings

Driving or streaming
Good music and local flair
The Tide makes my day
-Jean Henry

God’s gift of pure love
The Christ child at Bethlehem
The everlasting Light
-Kathleen Rose

Lights starry sparkle
from the houses, in the sky,
reflecting on snow.
-Joelle Griffin Russell

Snow in Washington
Christmas, nineteen sixty nine
Marriage in two days
-Priscilla Culkowski

Angels sing praises
Miraculous, God with us
Hearts change at Christmas
-Allison Davidson