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Default AFW haiku contest

Just been doing the 'sensory input' part of my behav neuro class, which
probably explains..

Olfaction first, then
Gustation and mouth feel sing.
A rich Zinfandel.

Deep purple, bold nose
and cherries - plus, there, raisins.
Falll light on the deck.

No, I think this is not going to help fund the lab.

Emery Davis wrote:

> Following the occasional success of the AFW limerick contest, I thought
> I'd try and launch a haiku version. If you can't drink a bottle and then write
> one of these you're no Hemingway. Usual 5-7-5, winner is by popular acclaim and
> gets to claim his or her prize of a cold pizza and bottle of 2 buck chuck (or
> local equivalent) paid for out of their own sad (and no doubt rapidly emptying
> if they spend time on such trivia) pocket.
>
> My very humble entry:
>
> Carmine glass beckons
> In swift autumn grapes ripen
> Drink up? No, it's corked.
>
> If you can't beat that you can't write your way out of a paper bag. Or
> a ham sandwich. Or whatever.
>
> Any takers?
>
> -E