We’ve got a bit of a situation brewing with the Emily Deschanel and tofu haiku challenge – if you’ll recall, late last week I suggested that people should enter the Tofu Haiku contest with poems that reference both tofu and Bones star Emily Deschanel, because I thought it would be funny. And it was! The problem is, this is hands down the best entry, in my opinion:
Spring tofu sizzles!
O Emily Deschanel
your soft skin warms bones.
See how it mentions tofu, Emily Deschanel, and season (that’s apparently something proper haiku does)? Does that last line rule or what? The problem is, it was submitted by one of the Tofu Haiku organizers. I never said anyone was inelegible, but since the guy lives and breathes haiku as part of his job, he’s got a bit of an edge. So, I’m extending the contest a few more days to level the playing field. Submit your entries and then post them in the comments so we can see them.