Steelers vs. Bengals haiku contest
Everyone knows that I hate talking about Steelers losses. And losses that eliminate the Steelers from playoff contention are the worst of all. So I’m not going to bother recapping the debacle that happened yesterday.
But what I am going to do is proceed with our weekly haiku contest.
We have a sponsor who has donated some really great prizes, and I want to make sure that some lucky members of Steeler Nation receive all of them, despite what the Steelers did on the field. Perhaps winning this week’s prize will make the loss a little less painful for one lucky member of Steeler Nation.
Just like last week, our prize this week is a new NFL Crock-Pot ® slow cooker. The Crock-Pot ® slow cooker comes boldly imprinted with the Steelers logo. That’s right, it’s a Steelers Crock-Pot ® slow cooker! Every Steelers fan needs to have one of these in their kitchen.
Jim won one last week, so in fairness to other fans, he’s not eligible to win this week (although he can still submit a contest entry).
Steelers Crock-Pot ® slow cooker
So how do you win this great prize? The contest rules are simple. You must summarize the Steelers-Bengals 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 and keep that really cool prize. But I know that you all want a new NFL Crock-Pot ® slow cooker just as badly as I do. So let’s have some really good entries this week.
Here’s my entry:
Early off-season
Will give Steelers time to heal
No playoffs this year
Okay readers, it’s your turn. Lets see who can come up with the best haiku about the Steelers-Bengals game. Your haiku must be about the game, or any other interesting topics that are directly related to the game (e.g. the division rivalry, the playoff elimination, the offense’s struggles, 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?!!
Kiesel sacks Dalton
1Excessive celebration
Fifteen angry yards
Steelers break my heart
2Still a Pittsburgh fan for life
Merry Christmas all
Steelers offense bad
3Defense kept us in the game
Bungals lose first round
Think Big Ben still hurt
4He didn’t look sharp again
A long off season
Another loss, boo
5Ohio Steeler fan hurts
Santa bring new team
Black and Gold I bleed
6Despite our poor team record
Here’s to next season
The Steelers offense
7Needing a new running back
And fewer mistakes
Bengals get lucky
8Merry Xmas from Big Ben
Don’t get used to it.
Here’s my non-entry:
Slip sliding away
9The standard did not remain
Ben throws the season
Give the Bengals hope
10and a few interceptions
Playoff spot is theirs
We could have had it
11But the past is the past man
Revenge comes next year