Bicycling Magazine Haiku

[1centaur]

Last year, Bicycling used a haiku contest (cycling related) to give away a bike of the winner's choice from the annual Buyer's Guide. Rhyming was not required, nor was rigorous form.

My entry, cynically designed to appeal to much of the magazine's demographic, was:

I ride. The wind. Freedom.
How far? How fast? The mountain.
To live, to climb, one.

The winning entry (out of 8,000) was:

She was a brazen Huffy
He Campagnoloed on her doorstep
and swept her off her kickstand

She chose a Serotta Nove.

[yeehawfactor]

perhaps it is time
to change my opinion of
bicycling mag. nah.

[jerk]

wow that is awful
and the jerk is not a poet
their taste is worse than their rag

[manet]

.

[jerk]

yo bro imho yo
that's mp busting the flow
with haiku in english

it works better
in its native tonque yo
like shimano shifts campy

thats why haiku sucks
when done by playa hatas
like you him and him

if the jerk wants bikes
he'll buy a stupid bike
plus bicycling sucks

[Fixed]

bro bike mag = how to ride a century on 20 miles a week
cheers :beer:

[manet]

.

[yeehawfactor]

haiku is 5-7-5 ihmo

[manet]

.

[e-RICHIE]

bird of the heavens
spread your wings and come to me
my time has flown by imho

[manet]

.

[e-RICHIE]

lugs be really cool
silver brazed and all imho
that shet gets me yo

[jerk]

where's roy munson?
where's dnovo and mac?
where are those four guys?

[manet]

.

[e-RICHIE]

the dominatrix
also left the serotta fold.
i'm lost without her

[yeehawfactor]

imho bro
doof sucks bro fwiw
atafj

[e-RICHIE]

hear what i shall say.
want more tail than sinatra?
listen to the coach

[manet]

.

[H.Frank Beshear]

e-mail recieved it's
new bike time
woody rises like sequoia

[OnceFast]

the time to renew
Bicycling has come
"just say no!" - N.Reagan

[taz-t]

Asian bikes no go
European bikes better?
Why then the haiku

(and not iambic pentameter)?

:)

- Taz in Atlanta

[nicrump]

Carbon fiber strands
Deep black tubes of massive strength
Damn thats a light bike

[yeehawfactor]

53 past 4
road bike to a portly man
ready to leave NOW

[Tailwinds]

Swoopy, sexy stays
My Terraplane beckons me
But it's far away.

[Kevan]

A mourning dove feeds
In a marijuana bush
And sings a high coo.

But I know quality when I read it.

[Sandy]

A mourning dove feeds
In a marijuana bush
And sings a high coo.

But I know quality when I read it.

I do too! And yours ain't it! :rolleyes: :)



Sandy

[Kevan]

Sandy wakes to morning
puts on his sparkling white dress
and dances with dog.

[SweetP]

Fixed gear bicycle
The simple elegance of
Sh*t! Red Light! Skid stop!

[toaster]

Century beckons
one week left to train
bright jersey bigger belly.

[justinf]

where did asia go
the one from the other thread
damn she was hot yo

[Sandy]

It's How YOU live your life
And ride your BIKE
Not how either look

[Kevan]

Sunday's blue sky; cold
I see through frosted window
Strong wind sways my choice

[justinf]

Beautiful today
Taking the kids for donuts
Feel like a fat ***.