THE POLITICAL YEAR IN HAIKU
By Lisa Desjardins, @LisaDNews
Correspondent

Some do a year in review. Together with you, we have done a year in haiku. 

As usual, readers, you have impressed. And like us, you’ve had a lot of political interest (in this strange year).

We received scores of entries in our 2021 political haiku contest. 

Some came from vocabularians, like Jane Bragg, whose first line was a single five-syllable word: “kakistocracy.” Some were political wordsmiths, like Barbara Grady, who nestled “filibuster” into the last line.

A few finished this cloudy political year in a dark place. “Why make promises? / We may be dead or dying. / I don’t know,” wrote Kathe Lake. 

A few were hopeful. Many were agnostic and quizzical. 

We had a tough time picking, but stuck with those employing the traditional syllable structure of five-seven-five. Haiku also traditionally focus on nature, or a brief moment, but we asked you to think politics. Here are the three excellent runners-up and our 2021 Political Haiku Winner. 

THE RUNNERS-UP

Fun fact: Judi says she loves to eat and hates to cook.


Fun fact: MariaElena wrote that she is shy.


Fun fact: Whoa! Bettie knows who runs Lisa’s cat’s Twitter page.

OUR 2021 POLITICAL HAIKU WINNER:


Fun fact: James feels sure there is a connection between tarot cards and baseball, but has trouble convincing others.

Our sincere thanks to each of you who sent in a haiku. And see you in 2022!