10.09.2008 5:46 pm
Haiku Friday: It’s time for your presidential poetry
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
I’m sorry, but the news has been too grim this week. We have had local crimes and national scandals, the Dow keeps setting new records for how low and how fast it can drop. So, frankly, I’m not in the mood on this late Thursday and Friday to stomach a serious Talk of the Day.
So, my friends, if I can’t count on you to chip in here, I’m going to be very, very disappointed!
We haven’t had a Haiku Friday for months. Let’s do it now.
The topic: The presidential campaign.
Remember the rules: Nothing dirty, and stick to the five-seven-five syllable meter.
Here’s my entry.
To some, a hero
Palin’s presence; but some say
Their campaign is fey
Kurt is the director of social media for the Post-Dispatch, where he has worked since August 2002. He's been a journalist since 1982, covering municipal government, courts, education and two hurricanes as a reporter before becoming an editor. 
McCain and Palin
Or is it Palin/McCain?
Desperate are they
How low can it go?
The Market, The Campaign, either one
The country loses
Barak or McCain?
Just twenty-six days to go
Bush’s time is short
Troubled times abound
who can find prosperity
we must choose wisely
Russians on the shore.
Shoo. Shoo. Shoot. Bang goes the gun–
Caribou Barbie.
Old Man McCain droops.
One more stop on campaign trail–
“My fellow prisoners…”
Not Muslim but Krishna.
Hari Obama Hari
Obama Rama.
Sarah scatterguns–
ignores questions in debate.
Joe Biden his time.
Sarah to Jury:
“This report Clears Me!” “Say’s Who?!”
“Me, Myself and I”
Blah, Blah, Blah, Blah, Blah
Blah, Blah, Blah, Blah, Blah, Blah, Blah
Sarah/John so say!
John a maverick?
Nine out of ten votes say No.
More of the Mc-Same.
Barack and Ayers
The two met and palled around
Character Matters
Liberals say “mine!”
Conservatives say “work hard!”
Liberals say “NO!”
Barack Obama
socialism be his bain
freedom is what counts
come in from the rain
it pours on your head, your face
structures lies in vain
two hundred fifty
the years we have ruled this land
we care for ourselves
don’t count on this man
socialism is his plan
he runs quite the sham
Free Market, Right Style:
Private Profit/Public Risk.
Rich Socialism.