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Euro 2012 Haiku Selection 1

1 Leave a comment on verse 1 0 STOP THE RACISM HAIKU
the ball’s in their half
Poland and Ukraine will hope
they can kick it out
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HELLENIC HAIKU
Karagounis and
Papadopolus assist
my shortest haiku
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MATCH ABANDONED HAIKU
thundering anthems
a diluvian downpour
lightning’s twin strikers
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IT’S A DIRTY JOB HAIKU
close-up cameraman
can’t take his eyes off all those
gorgeous foreign girls
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THE GROUP THEY FEAR THE MOST HAIKU
Spain, Greece, Portugal,
The Republic of Ireland
yes – The Group of Debt
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OLD HABITS HAIKU
German fans delayed
ten thousand towels appear
on stadium seats
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GLASNOST & PERESTROIKA HAIKU
the dance in Gdansk
is the Lech Walesa waltz:
the Solidarnosc
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THE CHOSEN FEW HAIKU
hoping to be picked
the England squad learn about
those on Schindler’s list
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WHERE RACISM LEADS US HAIKU
Schindler’s factory:
England’s coloured players eye
Swastika banners
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SHANKLY WAS WRONG HAIKU
where ARBEIT MACHT FREI
they see the final proof that
football’s just a game

Notes

Editors haiku..

great work Mr G
always knew you’d come up trumps
three lines on your shirt

Source: http://footballpoets.org/poems/euro-2012-haiku-selection-1/?shared=email&msg=fail