And it begins.....

It's less than four weeks until the big day, and back by popular demand by at least one enthusiastic poet, we begin again with the definitive election event of the year:  HAIKU DEATH MATCH 2012!!!   

The rules remain the same as 2008; Every day, submit your best Nipponesque assemblage of 5/7/5 syllabligisms and The Judge will decide on a daily basis which entry is the most creative, provacative, but totally appropriate Haiku in each 24 hour period ending each midnight. 

The winner each day will receive a $5 Starbucks gift card. 

Due to the challenging economy, we need to treat the dates from now until midnight on Tuesday October 22 as the "Pre-Season;" kind of a warm-up period.  We will start rewarding the gift cards after midnight on Wednesday, October 23.

To get started, here are the first two entries from last season's Grand Prize Winner "Babs:"

House of Mystery

Eyes deceived, false perceptions

Romney's right at home

Dog rides on the roof

Mitt's plan for us no better

Terror and loose bowels

LOL- Pretty good, eh?  Can you do better?  We'll see.........