Steelers vs. Bears haiku contest
Sunday’s Steelers-Bears game didn’t turn out the way we all expected it to. But we have to accept the bad as well as the good.
Oops, I did it again.
Despite the loss, I am still going to hold this week’s haiku contest.
The contest rules are simple. You must summarize the Steelers-Bears 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.
Here are last week’s winners. This should give you a few examples of good haiku.
3rd Place: Hudy
I soiled myself
In section five thirty one
Holy crap! We won!
2nd Place: Ken
Thirty-six rush yards
These ain’t your daddy’s Steelers
Throw to win, Big Ben!
1st Place: Leonard Riddle Jr.
Ben, at the finish,
said, “Get my hat and spinach;
I am what I am.”
Okay readers, your turn. Write a haiku to summarize the Steelers-Bears game. The best entries get posted on the front page of the blog.
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I’ve got two…
So now we know how
The Titans felt in week 1
When kickers lose games.
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Steelers won in most stats,
But Reed’s 0-for-2 shows us
Why they play the games.
Haiku makes everything better.
1No Troy in the game?
2The defense just ain’t the same.
Skippy, come on man!
Here is my own haiku regarding the biggest principal of the game…
Jeff Reed missed two kicks
3an unlikely occurrence
and crushing defeat
Forgot the feeling
4It’s been a very long time
Steel looking at 6
Reed can ice this game!
5How the hell did he miss two?
Chicago Bears Win?!
I’ve got two as well, both for Mr. Reed.
It’s only one game
We gave this one to da Bears
Chin up Mr. Reed
You missed two this game
6But you’ve come through in the past
You’ll save us again
Here’s a few:
Tyrone is not Troy
Skippy Reed was not himself
Solider is not kind
In a slippy game
Steelers would’ve got the win
If ‘Tone wore some gloves
The sky’s not falling
7December twenty-first, gents
The last time we lost
Here are a few entries that I received via e-mail. These 4 are by Patrick:
Steelers..Here We Go
Now we can’t count on three points
Off of Jeff Reed’s Toe
Taken for Granted
Model of Consistency
Jeff Reed is Human
Run game got going
But it just wasn’t enough
Apathetic play
Where does the blame lie?
8Clock management, the defense?
Steelers should have won.
Another haiku received via e-mail. This one is by Tibs in Budapest, Hungary. I’m glad to see that Steeler Nation is represented in Hungary.
Tyrone whiffed, Reed missed
9Ben shaky, Holmes dropped TD
Steelers lose by three
Here are a few entries from Facebook:
Steelers at the Bears
Jeff Reed kicks two balls wide left
The Bears steal a win
-By Clyde Beck
Steelers we say what?
Reed we blame this all on you
Bears deserved that win
-By Camlin Westen
Jay to papa bear
10broncos cold, packers to hot
steelers are just right
-By William Disso
Another entry from Facebook:
Reed you’re still the best
11forget Chicago it’s done
Steelers SEVEN bound!
-By Rienie Newlan
Here in Chicago
12Victory hopes fell like rain
When Jeff Reed missed twice
Bruce bench Fast Willie
13Rainy, muddy all day long
Two field goals wide left