Barack Haiku

Red didn’t brung ya/

They ain’t dancing with y’all/

Move on, be true blue/

#healthcare, #reform, #republican obstruction, #haiku, #democrats, #reconciliation

Wind whipped vote count/

Chicago not Hawaii/

Lake chill on blue dogs/

#haiku, #healthcare, #blue dogs, #political pressure, #reform, #public option

Insurance Inc. bull/

Gored our wallet long ago/

Red blood, black profit/

#haiku, #healthcare, #reform, #insurance, #cost control

Gray hair chorus sings/

Social medicine big bad/

But keep Medicare/


#healthcare, #protest, #teabaggers, #hypocrites, #taxes

Twisted face, angry/

Heart of racism, rant rage/

Party of Lincoln?/


#birther #republican #town hall #healthcare #angry mob #brownshirts

Birthday 1 in the White House.


God Danced

by Andrew Lawrence


God danced the day you were born

The angels did the bump to Gabriel’s horn

God danced the day you were born

So grateful for the gift of you


I saw God do the funky chicken

Steppin’ and kickin’ in blue suede shoes

I saw God do the boogaloo, too

Faced with the gift of you.


I have heard some folks say that long ago

God could not dance to save his soul,

But people, I’ve seen him shake that jelly roll

Just thinking ’bout the gift of you!





We just heard Guy Forsyth rock the house with this alternate birthday song Sunday night – it rocks and puts the traditional song to shame.   Its change we can believe in. Guy hasn’t recorded it yet – hopefully next year we’ll have audio. Yeah, its not haiku – but its poetry/lyrics, so close enough for the editorial staff here at Haiku HQ.

Heat seeps through our soles/

The long walk back from Saint Ron/

Trudge on, drink water/

#reform #reagan #healthcare #wall street #obama #haiku