Bedford’s
Brady Mullis, two others win Hoosier Gazette haiku contest
For four weeks, Hoosiers
and non-Hoosiers alike have sent us their Indiana-related haikus. The writers
of the top three haikus will receive a yellow
HoosierGazette.com t-shirt.
The top three haikus picked
by the Hoosier Gazette staff are:
Clip clop clip clop clip
I drive through Shipshewana
Hurry up Graber!
--Brady Mullis, Bedford
My
tenderloin is
Refusing to fit on plate,
Fried
Twinkie obeys
--Anne Baldwin, Indianapolis
In America,
Indiana is the best
at... oh wait, wrong state.
--Noah Benson, West Lafayette
Honorable Mention:
Well, Indiana?
At least it ain't Kentucky
That's a plus I guess
--Nick,
London, England:
The lush green grass grows
On the banks of the Wabash
Indiana home
--Quaid Lipking, Evansville
The fine Hoosier state
USI Sscreaming Eagle
Do these eagles scream?
--Alexandra Williams, Evansville
I am a Hoosier
Indiana is my home
No car insurance
--Heather Winiger, Evansville
The LSTs sail
the roaring thunderbolts fly
fight for Victory
--Elliott Allen, Evansville
Colorful banners
painted faces cars on track
Indy 500
--Allyson Crawford, Evansville
Hoosier road kill
treat
Possum squirrel or
squashed coon
Yummy barbeque
--Mike Whicker, Evansville
My proud prairie state,
Your brain drain is not so bad
For those who escape.
--Noah Benson, Purdue Student
Visiting Grandma
Drive through Plainville's
egg fart stench
Hold your nose! I puke.
--NANCY
E. HAMILTON, Lawrence, KS
The cars race around,
Daddy, I want a corn dog,
"Show us your knockers."
--Random, Parts Unknown
Where else can you hear
Southern accents this far north?
Come to Hoosierland.
--Tony
Pelath, Michigan City, IN
When I started school
in Indiana, I thought:
What is a Hoosier?
