Steelers vs. Ravens haiku contest
The Steelers let a close one slip from their grasp. And to add insult to injury, it happened against the hated Baltimore Ravens. Fortunately, they get another chance at them in 2 weeks.
But in the meantime, it’s time for our weekly haiku contest.
The contest rules are simple. You must summarize the Steelers-Ravens game in a haiku. A haiku is a form of Japanese poetry that contains only 3 lines. The first line has 5 syllables, the second line has 7 syllables, and the third line has 5 syllables. Typically, haiku do not rhyme.
Please note, the emphasis is on syllables, not words. Remember, 5/7/5.
I start the competition by offering a haiku of my own. Then you readers write a haiku of your own to try to beat mine. On Thursday I will announce this week’s contest winner. But remember, your haiku has to be better than mine. If none of your entries are better than mine, then I can declare myself this week’s winner.
Here’s my entry:
Ravens held in check
Special teams made one bad play
Steelers lose the game
Okay readers, it’s your turn. Lets see who can come up with the best haiku about the Steelers-Ravens game. Your haiku must be about the game, or any other interesting topics that are directly related to the game (e.g. the historic rivalry, Byron’s injury, the throwback uniforms, etc). You may enter the contest as many times as you like.
Any entries that do not follow the 5/7/5 format will be automatically disqualified, so remember to count your syllables.
Are you ready for some haiku?!!
Poop, poop, poop, poop, poop
1Crappy, crappy, crappy, crap
I hate the Ravens
Raise the Steel Curtain
2Raven’s won for certain cuz
Steeler’s are hurtin
Ravens win again
3Another one bites the dust
Where are the time outs?
Leftwich could not thrown
Tomlin didn’t seem to care
Third and long thrown short
4CORRECTION
Leftwich could not throw
Tomlin didn’t seem to care
Third and long thrown short
5Ray Rice wore our towel
6Once the Ravens wore us out
Holy crap, we stink.
The biggest game yet
7Defensive play says it all
Dick LeBeau showed up
Leftwich ran it in
8And a win seemed quite likely
Could not close it out