glowing sun on face
seat for resting your tukis
good patio cheer

What? That wasn’t clear? I am surprised as haiku is unambiguous and concise by nature. Has my sarcasm come through the keyboard successfully? “So why the haiku then?” you may ask. I read somewhere that if the entry was in the 5-7-5 poem format I may have a slight advantage, and I will take any advantage I can get.

For those not attuned with Japanese poetry, here is a translation of how I would use the winnings…

New arrivals to the UK, Cindy and I have a great home with a wonderful patio and beautiful garden out back. With the recent arrival of spring, we are tempted out our back door to the warm air and cooking on the new grill – an old-school Weber charcoal grill, of course. However, our patio is missing something – furniture! I want to share my newly found grilling abilities with friends, but I feel ashamed of our naked patio with nowhere to sit. I also feel that it would be rather rude to ask people to sit on the ground and so I need some help from bview.co.uk. How are we to make new friends in our new country without proper outdoor seating arrangements? Pretty difficult task in my eyes. I know bview.co.uk can help because I see Garden Furniture World is one of their merchants; seems like a match made in heaven. Come on, help a brotha out!

During my in-depth research for the competition, I also came across some other helpful hints for winning. So here are the poetic annexes to my official entry.

in a time of need
distressful situation
safety goat saves day

safety goats needed
land of less to produce them
with first world wages

Even if I don’t win, I expect my Capra aegagrus hircus of shelter in the mail some day. (look it up)