Sarah Palin Haiku

Shawn Struck
Moose feast happily
On Alaskan tundra moss.
Bang! Goes Palin's gun.

On-the-job training
is best for learning new things.
At least, we hope so.

She compared herself
to dumb dog, takes offense when
compared to bright pig?

Mommy! Hunts a moose!:
When I think of leadership,
those two top my list.

Bridges to nowhere
Ain't really that ambitious:
How 'bout hockey rinks?

Cops over budget?
Just use Palin's solution:
Rape kits now cost you!

Published by Shawn Struck

Shawn Struck is a freelance writer whose work has appeared on Yahoo.com, the 1UP Network, 411 Mania, and in PC Magazine. He lives in a secret underground lair in South Plainfield, NJ.  View profile

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  • Shawn Struck1/14/2010

    Hey PB,

    Thanks for the feedback-- I wasn't slagging on eating moose, or hunting. I'm actually a fan of venison. :)

  • P. B. Chase1/16/2009

    It seems just casting dispersions on others who may have accomplished more than us is considered to be politically astute in our current political climate. I have never had moose stew, but there is certainly nothing wrong with being able to hunt and feed your family. What do you think happens at the slaughter house from which the meat, you eat, probably comes? We have become so snooty in our society, that we think that because we don't bloody our hands that somehow we do not participate in the food chain. No, I am not a hunter, never pointed a gun, but to defend the obvious seemed obvious. Your poem was well written.

  • J P Whickson10/20/2008

    Duh, so...about the on the job training...there's an elephant in the room and no one mentioned it. She has more executive experience than Obama. Outside of disagreeing with the message, I did like the presentation.

  • Julia Bodeeb White10/19/2008

    Very impressive !!

  • Twinmaster10/15/2008

    You deserve a big pat on the back for telling it like it is in a very creative way!

  • Susanna 10/15/2008

    My blog welcomes Palin Haiku submissions:
    http://www.susannaspeier.com/politics/sarah-palin-haikus/

  • Clinton McMillen10/14/2008

    I think mine was better:

    Tina Fey glasses
    Sit upon her haughty nose.
    A bridge to nowhere

  • Eric Pudalov10/14/2008

    Great haikus! Very funny...and astute too.

  • Doug Graham10/10/2008

    Good job! If it weren't so cold in Alaska I think I could run for Governor and beat Sarah Palin. I know the newspapers and magazines I read. I can come up with several Supreme Court decisions, not the least of which made Bush the President. And I can talk Gomer Pyle too, just like she does. I may have trouble being as shrill. And I don't think using one's public office to settle personal vendettas is kosher. And I could never kill anything as beautiful as a Moose and certainly wouldn't involve my children in anything so gristly and violent. And I can't stand cold so I believe I will just stay put and watch her and John McCain keep attacking Obama. I'm sure they will fool a lot of voters into voting against instead of voting for. But if you get right down to it I suppose I'm voting against also. Against never ending war, against deregulating everything so the rich can get richer, against more tax breaks for the wealthy, against more lies and torture, and against not mentioning any solut

  • Victoria Schmidt10/9/2008

    Congrats! I might not agree with your political view or choice of words but the haiku was good.

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