If only a presidential platform could be as simple as a haiku.
Almost two dozen candidates are vying for the Democratic nomination to take on President Trump in 2020, and with such a crowded field, it would be nice to strip away the noise.
A haiku, a traditional Japanese poem, has three verses of five, seven, then five syllables. It’s traditionally used to describe nature, to distill a grand feeling into a single moment.
On Haiku Poetry Day, the poetic form might help in distinguishing all of the presidential candidates. To that end, I’ve written poems for several Democratic front-runners:
Bernie Sanders
Medicare for all,
Fine justice for the nation
With others’ money.
Joe Biden
Cherry blossoms bloom,
Sweetly scented, but they smell
Not as good as hair.
Kamala Harris
Legalizing pot
Makes a cool prosecutor,
Am I right, Tupac?
Cory Booker
Aspirations of
Spartacus less appealing
Than veganism.
Elizabeth Warren
Nevertheless, she
Persisted as senator,
Not Pocahontas.
Beto O’Rourke
Comeback kid, behind
Sweaty shirts and TV love
It’s a rich, white dude.
