some Olympic haiku:-
5/7/5 No.4
olympic athletes
striving to win gold medals
beaten at finish
5/7/5 No.5
new zealand rowers
lead at beginning of heat
only finish fourth
5/7/5 No.6
standing ovation
not for kiwi contestants
too much chop suey
Heathcote Giffen, August 16th. 2008.
Author notes
Hugh complained that yesterday's haiku news hd nothing from sports section of morning paper so here is today's lot.
In a list
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1750 points, ended September 4, 2008, 41 entries
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Dear Heath, I'm happy to hear New Zealand athletes won medals in the Olympics, great haiku's dear cuz.
Love Jen
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I had to chuckle at the last haiku in this string! The first two descibed what I saw on TV. Isn't it amazing that we all may be watching the same thing at the same time, thousands of miles away.
Here have a pastry and some java. Thanks for sharing my sofa with me.
Much Love ♥
Reneé
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Dear Heath,
Enjoyed your haiku's! I haven't been watching the Olympic games (my husband watches a few events). He told me the American contestants dropped the baton while winning the foot race in the last Olympic games, too.
Pretty frustrating thing to see..especially when it's history repeating itself!
<3 Maureen
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I shall write my sports haiku after the US men and women basketball teams finish trouncing the competition.
I wish they had hot dog eating in the Olympics, I'd be a contestant.
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Sigh,
Practise for months and months--for that?
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Now you've made Hugh happy by writing some sports haiku's and it's great New Zealand has one two Gold medals. YAAAY!
Great haiku's my dear Husband.
Love always Hine
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Dear Heathcote,
Thankyou for this update on "The Games". I see the Evers-Swindell twins won GOLD by 0.01 seconds! Our first Beijing Gold Medal for NZ.
(Can't help wondering if Hitler would've shaken hands with them. LOL)
Appolause and best of luck, Hugh (R.)
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football
kiwis wiped
with Brazilian flag
5-0
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Correct!!
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Glad to hear that Heath and Hugh are getting their share of the sports news...I personally love to listen to it and watch some of it...Good luck in the contest...
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Dear Heath, This will please Hugh, haiku's from the sports section.
Great Haiku's
Love AJ
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