2008 Year In Review

Songs in Haiku ends the year with at least one haiku released every day! Here's a look back at our favorite haiku for 2008:

Dianne's Picks:
Smack That (by Earl)
Strange Days (by Patrick)
Why Don't We Get Drunk And Screw (by Kyle)
Around The World (by Dianne)

Earl's Picks:
Yesterday (by Patrick)
Enter Sandman (by Kyle)
I Touch Myself (by Dianne)
Somewhere in New Mexico (by Earl)

Patrick's Picks:
I Will Survive (by Patrick)
Wonderful Tonight (by Kyle)
A Horse with No Name (by Dianne)
Bus Stop (by Earl)

Hungry Eyes

Got you in my sights.
Want to hold you and show you
what love’s all about.

Dirty Dancing Motion Picture Soundtrack (1987)
Eric Carmen

The Letter

My babe misses me...
Got to get to the airport,
catch the first flight out!

The Letter/Neon Rainbow (1967)
The Box Tops

The Heart of Rock and Roll

Each town puts its mark
on the same common rhythm.
It is still beating.

Sports (1984)
Huey Lewis and the News

Run To The Hills

Murderous white men
are coming for us Injuns...
Make a run for it!

The Number of the Beast (1982)
Iron Maiden

Right Now

Plan for tomorrow.
Don’t dwell on today’s problems.
It means everything.

For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge (1991)
Van Halen

Little Drummer Boy

Percussion solo
for newborn and his mother.
Pa rum pa pum pum.

Peace On Earth/Little Drummer Boy (single - 1982)
David Bowie & Bing Crosby

Breath of Heaven (Mary's Song)

Weary and frightened,
she prays for strength and guidance
as her son's birth nears.

Home for Christmas (1992)
Amy Grant

White Christmas

While writing cards he
thinks of past Christmas seasons.
He hopes yours is white.

White Christmas (single - 1942)
Bing Crosby

Rainy Day Women #12 & 35

Women will stone you
in many situations.
He wants company.

Blonde on Blonde (1966)
Bob Dylan

1963

Our love is retro.
Like days of flower power,
the feeling's groovy.

Happenstance (2004)
Rachael Yamagata

Boogie Wonderland

Is all the love gone?
Go there, dance, and shake the hurt.
You will find romance.

I Am (1979)
Earth, Wind, and Fire

Flagpole Sitta

Although I'm not sick,
I wouldn't call myself well.
Feels like I'm in hell!

Where Have All The Merrymakers Gone? (1998)
Harvey Danger

Lazy Day

A great day for us
to picnic, stroll, and hold hands.
Just right for lovin'.

Spanky and Our Gang (1967)
Spanky and Our Gang