And the winner is: A head injury. If there's one thing we at Looky, Daddy! appreciate, it's generating attention with problems of the head. And apparently that's what the voters like, too, which now allows me to declare Abby the winner of the Second Annual Haiku Contest, with this entry:
First Head Injury by Abby
He lies motionless
On unforgiving concrete
Heart stops, mine, not his
911, ER
IV, CT scan, tears, fears
Looky, Mom, stickers!
It is, I must say, a very worthy recipient of the tons of coffee and sugar that will soon arrive at Abby's door, but I am a bit nervous about declaring this one the winner, for fear that next year's contest will generate a kind of one-upsmanship and in twelve months we'll see a bevy of young mothers throwing their kids to the concrete just to win a pound of coffee.
Not that I wouldn't chuck mine down a whole flight of stairs for a latte.
What's a little head injury compared to tons of coffee and sugar? He gets stickers, I get chocolate-covered espresso beans. Everybody wins!
A big thank you to everyone who voted for me and also thanks to The Dad for making haikus cool. And an extra special thank you to Claudia, the best haiku judge ever.
If you're going to throw your kid down the stairs, at least make sure you get some good treats out of the deal!
Posted by: Abby | November 10, 2007 at 08:43 PM
Nah, next year head injuries will be so last year.
What a fun contest. If I ever learn to write a n haiku, I might enter. I certainly enjoyed reading them! Thanks for this.
And congratulations, Abby.
Posted by: witchypoo | November 11, 2007 at 12:44 AM
Totally hilarious. As always.
Posted by: Jordan | November 11, 2007 at 08:58 AM
hell, i'd consider it for one of those foldgers gourmet selection samples you can receive by giving them your email address.
that's some damn good corporate coffee.
Posted by: struglas | November 11, 2007 at 01:55 PM
Congrats Abby! And thanks to everyone whose entertaining haikus made a truly rotten week a little more bearable. Sonnets anyone? (Just kidding).
Posted by: Heidi | November 11, 2007 at 07:46 PM
Loved all the haikus. Yours was great- Congrats Abby!
Posted by: Virginia | November 11, 2007 at 09:57 PM
A worthy choice. Just reading Abby's haiku makes my breath catch as I remember our first head injury.
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Posted by: Heather | November 12, 2007 at 10:08 AM
Congratulations, Abby! I hope this turns out to be both the first and last head injury!
Posted by: Liza | November 13, 2007 at 09:49 AM