a scarecrow / wearing last year’s / Blackburn Rovers’ strip
(Note. It helps to know that the strip of this team, Blackburn Rovers, is perhaps unique in English professional football in remaining almost unchanged for over 100 years — in other words, in this case 'last year' and 'every year' are virtually interchangeable.)
Palm Court-- / a down-at-heel quartet / take it out on Strauss
umbrella’d lovers-- / the rain falling briefly / on both their backs
shelter from the rain-- / the gardener pees / in the watering can
a whiff of horse muck-- / the name of the famous poet / just escapes me

Humour in Haiku (one/two)
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Originally Published: 2001-2003
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