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Haiku Contest Hails Hawk

Last week's haiku contest proved a jolly good time, so we thought we'd share with you which haikus H-dad liked the best. We'd been corresponding with him via gmail up until yesterday, when we received this report. Is H-dad dead? Prove that he is/isn't by sending pictures and sightings to hawkmadinejad@gmail.com

AND THE WINNERS ARE...

Sing Muse of Hawk's rage:
Such was the wrath of one bird,
Breaker of Squirrels

Iranian Hawk;
cruel, petty aviator.
No gays in his trees?

Hawk, our Iron Chef
Squirrel paella on math lawn
Perfect score for taste

Runner-up (disqualified because it doesn't directly praise our friend but rather his close relatives featured in Jurassic Park):

"Click click" go the claws
There's raptors in the kitchen
A stainless steel tomb


Posted by Definitely #2: #1 · reply · track
April 2, 2008 at 12:43 PM
touche with the "cruel petty aviator"

the others are good too, but this one's a step above
Posted by question: #2 · reply · track
April 2, 2008 at 1:03 PM (from campus)
Aren't hawks called raptors too?
Posted by SRB: #3 · reply · track
April 2, 2008 at 2:03 PM (from campus)
thanks for picking my "Iranian Hawk." I'm rather proud of it.
Posted by epb: #4 · reply · track
April 2, 2008 at 4:21 PM (from campus)
and my iron chef.
Posted by The: #5 · reply · track
April 2, 2008 at 8:58 PM (from campus)
3rd one has too many syllables in its second line - Unless squirrel is Squirrl?

Also, I liked this one:

A hawk takes campus

Via eminent domain

Needs no approval
Posted by epb: #6 (in reply to #5) · reply · track
April 2, 2008 at 9:08 PM (from campus)
I pronounce it "skwurl," one syllable.
Posted by immortal: #7 · reply · track
April 2, 2008 at 10:03 PM (from campus)
Hawkmadinejad cannot die.

Hawkmadinejad lives in our hearts.
Posted by Hawkmadinejad: #8 · reply · track
April 2, 2008 at 10:27 PM
is not dead. I saw him brunching on pigeon in a tree outside of Low this morning. Our hero is alive and well (fed).
Posted by that bird:: #9 · reply · track
April 3, 2008 at 1:08 PM (from campus)


Hawkmadinejad can slam revolving doors.
Posted by ya...: #10 · reply · track
April 3, 2008 at 1:10 PM (from campus)
the grass is always greener on the other side. Unless Hawkmadinejad has been there... then it is probably soaked in blood
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