Haiku Death Match Finals

Haiku Death Match Finals Haiku:
Hi-Ya! Zach Brutsche
won this year's Haiku Death Match
at GumptionFest 4

What Was CFG Wearing as Haiku Death Match Host? Haiku
I wore the silk shirt
of a thirteen-year-old girl.
Why do I own that?

Haiku Death Match Math Haiku
One host, three judges,
six flags plus eight haikusters
equals Death Match fun

Zach Brutsche, right, beat Dennis Mead, left, in the final round of the Haiku Death Match by a single haiku, 3-2. Thanks to Gary Every, Bert Cisneros, David Reed, Carl Weis and Mikel Weisser for competing and Jen Valencia for supplying the "Poetic License" grand prize to the winning Haikuster.

Pleasure Haiku

Press your skin to mine,
hold me forever, my love,
your pleasure is mine

Haiku Death Match at Sedona's GumptionFest IV on Saturday, Sept. 5.

My Grandma Rocks Haiku

(This above photo isn't my grandma, but the below photo is )

Grandma Redfield Haiku
My grandma kicks ass ...
... Wasn't born a punk rock chick
but could have been one
Haiku Death Match at Sedona's GumptionFest IV on Saturday, Sept. 5.

Horse Haiku

After oil peaks
we'll resume riding horses.
I'll call mine "Padmè."

Haiku Death Match at Sedona's GumptionFest IV on Saturday, Sept. 5.

Dr. Zoidberg Haiku

Just saw "District 9"
Surprised that Dr. Zoidberg
had such a small part

Haiku Death Match at Sedona's GumptionFest IV on Saturday, Sept. 5.

Flower Tattoo Haiku

Tracing her tattoo
first with fingertips, then lips,
flowers seemed to bloom

Image by Lorelix04

Haiku Death Match at Sedona's GumptionFest IV on Saturday, Sept. 5.

Her Back Tattoo Haiku

Tattoo stretched down back
making love to a canvas
in midnight's embrace

Haiku Death Match at Sedona's GumptionFest IV on Saturday, Sept. 5.

Venice Haiku

Woken by the waves,
we make love all morning long,
until tide comes in.

Haiku Death Match at Sedona's GumptionFest IV on Saturday, Sept. 5.

Two Lovers Haiku

I loved them both once,
best friends who became lovers,
three was a ... fun crowd.
Haiku Death Match at Sedona's GumptionFest IV on Saturday, Sept. 5.

Found deviantART Haiku, for Wintermute

Photo by Hannah Havoc
When you come back,
love her like you used to... it's OK...
...and she deserves it.

Apple Piercing Haiku

I pierced an apple
and recalled her nipple rings
gliding over tongue
Haiku Death Match at Sedona's GumptionFest IV on Saturday, Sept. 5.

Ant Haiku

The world seems heavy
and look at the ants. Then get
magnifying glass.


Haiku Death Match at Sedona's GumptionFest IV on Saturday, Sept. 5.

Four Horsemen Haiku

Are the Four Horsemen
that awful? Guys who like horses
can't be all bad

Haiku Death Match at Sedona's GumptionFest IV on Saturday, Sept. 5.

Hippie on a Rampage Haiku

Hippie rampages.
Patchouli, fire and brimstone.
You stole his last smoke

Haiku Death Match at Sedona's GumptionFest IV on Saturday, Sept. 5.

Frozen in Carbonite Haiku

Let's freeze George Lucas
until film technology
can erase Jar-Jar
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Modern-Day Jesus Haiku

"And you shall know him ..."
But would Christ be a pothead
talking about love?

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World War II Anniversary Haiku #4

On Gdańsk, Lvov,
Kazanów, Kielce and Warsaw streets
Poles stood armed, waiting
Haiku Death Match at Sedona's GumptionFest IV on Saturday, Sept. 5.

World War II Anniversary Haiku #3

Did the boys my age
fathom what would soon befall
the whole of Europe?

Haiku Death Match at Sedona's GumptionFest IV on Saturday, Sept. 5.

World War II Anniversary Haiku #2

As the war began,
my still-teenage grandparents
watched dominos fall

Haiku Death Match at Sedona's GumptionFest IV on Saturday, Sept. 5.

World War II Anniversary Haiku #1

Seventy years ago,
Poland resisted Hitler
and the world trembled

Haiku Death Match at Sedona's GumptionFest IV on Saturday, Sept. 5.