Here are all our favorite Haikus:

The Winner

An Eastside night light,

Giant refinery flame,

My jealous Zippo.

- Ian Malhoit

Think your city's cool?

They fought a war over ours.

Take that Chicago!

- Mike Eble

Hometown's Toledo

Lived all over the world, but

Hometown's Toledo.

- Dave Smith

What do we call it?

A dying city; not so.

Vibrant river and people.

- Susan Dirr

In Toledo once.

Adam and Eve's nude dancing

beckoned. No, I said.

- Mary Mullen

Holy Toledo.

Mudhens, Rockets, Jamie Farr.

To Hell with Cleveland.

- Dave Werner

The quaint Cherry Street,

Cutting corners of culture,

Friendly Toledo.

- Leslie

Love a Packo dog,

Rockets, Mudhens, Walleye win,

Take me to T-town.

- Anna Saum and Todd Merritt

Friends