Humbugardy: Subjective for 600
2005-11-08 20:37
This is round 2 of Humbugardy. I’m your host, Alex Scorebard.
As judged by the host on the morning of November 10, 2005, the best original haiku about Wrigley Field.
Note: In this round, searching the web is allowed.
| Numb3r5 | Sudoku | 6th Degree Quotes | What and Where | Anagram Lines | Subjective |
| 200 | Bob Timmerman | Bob Timmerman | 200 | For The Turnstiles | deadteddy8 |
| 400 | For The Turnstiles | For The Turnstiles | 400 | Joe | 400 |
| For The Turnstiles | Bob Timmerman | Bob Timmerman | 600 | For The Turnstiles | graciebarn |
| T J | 800 | For The Turnstiles | Murray | argosy | 800 |
| 1000 | 1000 | 1000 | Bob Timmerman | For The Turnstiles | 1000 |
1. Take your time. You have until Thursday morning to get it right.
2. Take your time? Why, when I can show off my amazing poetry skills today? Please don't laugh
What is...
Shrine of the Cubbies,
So long labored before night;
Everywhere, Ivy.
...?
3. What is
The friendly confines,
Home of Bartman and Caray,
"Let's play two," said Banks.
?
4. What is:
Home Run Derby park
Angels' home for one season
Wait -- wrong Wrigley Field
?
5. What is:
Classic ivied walls
Finance mediocrity.
No need to compete.
?
6. What is...
The ivy--Veeck's mark,
the wind toward Lake Michigan:
'Hey, Hey' a home run.
...?
7. What is...
House of broken dreams
That's okay, baseball's champs play
just eight miles away
?
8. Geez, there are so many directions to go with this. The first one is my entry, the second is one I had too much fun making up to keep to myself.
What is…
Ivy changes in season
Bare to green to red
Dying promise runs crimson
?
And the non-entry version:
"Beer here! Beer here! Beer here! Beer!"
Trixies flock, drooling,
Craving brewed bliss and husbands.
9. What is...
They chant "Throw it back!"
Pry it out of my dead hand.
First time at Wrigley?
10. What is
Enter first from Addison
Slowly rise the stairs
Your next sight is summertime
?
11. What is
Blue skies and green grass
Baseball's most halcyon place
Summer at its best
?
12. Home Run Derby, No!
Gilbert Lindsay's park remains
Memories all gone
13. What is . . .
Ivy covered brick
Sun bleaches shirtless diehards
Parched from Series drought
?
14. I should add that the last line of my haiku was almost "Everyone else works."
15. "Geez, there are so many directions to go with this."
And apparently, one of them was to reverse the traditional syllable count. Phththttttt!
Well, just in case Alex is feeling generous, here are the reworked versions of my entry and non-entry:
What is...
Bare to green to red
Ivy turns with the seasons
Promise runs crimson
?
And the non-entry:
Trixies flock, drooling,
"Beer here! Beer here! Beer here! Beer!"
Husband hunting lushes
16. I reversed the syllable count too. It was a mistake, but I think I like it better that way. After all, syllables are the most overrated part of Haiku.
17. Ivy covered bricks,
Drunken cheers from the bleachers
Loveable losers.
18. What is:
Addison at Clark
I caught a ball on Waveland
windy autumn bliss
19. What is:
Neifi! Dusty! Yick.
But ivy! And sweet, sweet beer!
Ah, life at Wrigley
?
---
(Umm, beer. Truly the solution to all of life's problems. ;)
20. It's a lipogram!
What is:
In this park ivy
Grows up brick walls, spiraling
With optimism.
?
21. the baseball's no good
but there's a lot to be said
for drunk bleacher babes
22. i'm sorry ---
WHAT IS
the baseball's no good
but there's a lot to be said
for drunk bleacher babes
23. what is
gonfalon bubbles
pricked ruthlessly, but theirs or
ours? who's pricking whom?
?
If I got a vote, which I don't, and I had to vote for someone other than myself, I would vote for Hank in #5.
24. What is
Home of Elwood Blues
Ten-sixty West Addison
So says his license
25. What is
"Kiss my f*ckin' ass
right downtown and print it" said
Manager Elia
?
26. What is
"Let's play two!" he said
The faithful wait til next year
Bricks, ivy, hot dogs
?
27. What is...
Where green seats, blue caps,
the promise of red ivy,
and sunlight converge.
?
28. Turnstiles -- that is a great Haiku.
29. The winner is graciebarn, not only for the lipogram haiku, but for the best image.
The first three syllables of the poem don't do much, but graciebarn overcomes that weak start with an image that both brings the park to life with motion, and lets the ivy represent something larger: the Cub fans themselves.
Nicely done, graciebarn. You may choose the next category...
30. Obviously the Bard hit "submit" before he passed away.
31. Fixed it, and
32. While not necessarily a Haiku, Stevens #10 is great too.
33. Sam DC, I am in your debt.
34. Thanks! I've got to say, everyone's were great, and I figured a lipogram would be my best shot at uniqueness. Usually it's a difficult one without entries, or easy (Mayan Numerals) and I'm way too late. I like this category, so I'll take the same for 800.