We Have A Winner

Andy of Philadelphia narrowly beat out John Bligh for the title of "Bestest Hippo/Dik-Dik Poet."

Voting was fast and furious, with strong opinions being voiced on what exactly makes the awesomest hippo haiku or dik-dik limerick.

I am overwhelmed by the great love of and respect for poetry voiced by my audience. Or at least rendered speechless.

Andy won with this:

Throat looks bottomless
Folds of fat hide your cunning
Hippopotamus

And John nearly overtook Andy with this:

I think that I shall never see
a hippo sitting in a tree
And if I did, I turn and flee
Don't want a hippo crapping on me.

Congratulations to Andy on his new purse! Okay, my assumption is that it's for Moira, but let's leave it up to him.