First, allow us to apologize for leaving out a syllable in Vickie Hartnett’s gold-medal verse on the topic of Olympics last week. There were several appeals to the judges and after reviewing the strobe-cam images, we can confirm that she hit the mark in perfect 5-7-5 form. Moving right along to this week’s Denver Post $25 Haiku Contest on the topic of “Democrats,” we had to vote for good-humor man Bill Penberthy of Denver:
Street sweepers who gripe
when donkeys parade through town
should follow Dumbo.
Read more haiku at . You also can go to to have The Haiku Guy, our avatar of verse, read aloud to you. If it all makes you feel like you’ve got something to say in a 5-7-5 poetry form, enter a one-stanza haiku at lifestyle@denverpost.com or file it at . Don’t forget to include your name and hometown. Our favorite wins a $25 gift certificate to the Tattered Cover Book Store.
This week’s topic is:
Republicans.
The deadline is midnight Thursday. Good luck, and start writing.
