On July 21, STYLE hosted our first-ever Haiku Happy Hour, a fun night of literature and libations at The Nickel Taphouse. We absolutely loved meeting everyone and reading your wonderful words!
UPDATE: Congratulations to our Haiku contest winner, Judi H.! See her and the rest of the entries below.
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WINNER:
Falling summer rain—
Tiny circles on the pond
Teasing the goldfish.
—Judi H.
RUNNERS UP:
Baltimore, for strange
Charm City—nay—weird city
Beloved nonetheless.
- Hannah M.
To the girl I met
Last night: Can we go find light
Under clear star light?
- Anonymous
My Bear is my dog
Hiking the trails in the woods
My best friend, my love.
- Randi S.
Dear Beer, I love you
Happy, Sour, Strong or light
You are always right!
- Julianne H.
Beekeeper am I
I do not like to get stung
It hurts like a bitch.
- Anonymous
Late afternoon in
A bed of rumpled daisies
And forbidden musk…
- Karen Z.
Keep the spirit free
Open your heart to loving thoughts
Act and make it so.
- JoAnne W.
Happy Hour is from 5 to 7
It’s a license to drink
I’m always at happy hour.
- Anonymous
Eight-thirty sunset
Mosquitos buzzing in ear
Muggy, sticky night
- Colleen G.
A light curly breeze
Salty rain-soaked sundresses
Summer gone too soon
- Keisha R.
I like tasty beer
It should have lots of flavor
I hope it is cheap
- Will M.
B’more steam arrives
Cat splays out on wooden floor
Moist, wet, sweat. Repeat.
- Melissa G.
Have no fear, the real
Haiku artists are here. We’re
Ready for our beer.
- Jess D.
I really love my
Wife because she wrote me this
Poem. Isn’t she cute?
- Mike M.
I like summertime
Except when it’s too humid.
Then I wish for fall.
- Marilyn G.
Memorable times,
Cocktails, beer and wine we need
Happy Hour indeed!
- Karen N.
Oh, look at them clams
Ain’t they weird, some have a shell
And some have a beard.
- Rob S.
Many shades of green & rippling water
Starry night, I touch the sky
It was nice, goodbye.
- Ellen S.
The beer is quite good
I enjoy barley and hops
My thirst is now quenched.
- Matt K.
Cold cold hard as steel
Puppy’s fur soft as velvet
My two worlds collide.
- Jill O.
Diabolical
Anesthesiologist
Colonoscopy
- Anonymous
The Nickel Taphouse
Has perfect syllable count
For my swell haiku.
- Kimberly U.
Flashbacks of summers
Water gun tucked under arm
Bronzed skin glimmers wet
- Cija J.
A hot afternoon
When many red roses bloom
Hope rain will come soon.
- Anonymous