You may have noticed the title doesn’t say Top 10 Tax Day Haiku Poems, as we normally would do. This is because we are trying to avoid detection under the tax code, which would require that we return the marginal tax rate of 39.6% of those poems to the federal government. In any case, enjoy this little collection of tax day poems that compounded itself in the comment box in one of our haiku posts. Track your expenses right, and you may be able to take a little deduction at the end.
In order of appearance (and form number)*:
1040
snow falls after tax day
grass, tulips, violets plot
green spring will win
—Laura Lynn Brown
1040A
after tax day, hopes
for a windfall morning
snow green violets
—L.L. Barkat
1040EZ
tax day on delay
too busy–can’t find papers
interest is mounting
—Sandra Heska King
1040ES
so many texting
woes on April seventeenth
tax texts are taxing
—Richard Maxson
Schedule A
alligator sprawls
snout slimed with pond scum–stillness
just a coverup.
—Sandra Heska King
This little alligator haiku was tax-exempt, but inspired a further tax poem from Maureen:
close your purse — no tax
on alligator hides till
spring mating’s over
—Maureen Doallas
Schedule B
Tax day grey sky
cold wind cold cash
sharp edges everywhere
—Mary Augusta Thomas
Schedule C
two fingers marching
onto my plate for french fries
(this is the mommy tax)
—Donna Falcone
Schedule D
rocking chairs on grass
money flying out the door
caution: yellow taped
—Sandra Heska King
Schedule E
well taxed to the max
contemplating taxes — late
too taxing — take nap.
—Sandra Heska King
Schedule SE
Tax day here and gone
Dependable annuals
Awaken; spring sings.
—Karyn
*The “Form Numbers” are our addition to the tax haiku picture. None of the haiku have actual titles. But they may contain happy reading returns.
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Photo by Franck Blais, Creative Commons license via Flickr.
LW Willingham
Sandra Heska King says
This was so much fun! Thanks for including my haiku in this round-up. Coming up with the titles must have been a taxing endeavor. 😉
Maureen says
Clever presentation; fun posts from everyone. Thanks!
I might tweet a couple of these to the IRS.
Laura Lynn Brown says
You’re so funny. I like the matching of haiku and tax form. Great photo also. And the way the thread grew spontaneously was pure Tweetspeak.
Donna says
This is so much fun!
Megan Willome says
This right here is why I love Tweetspeak!