Ever write a haiku? Give it a try -- haiku is a Japanese verse form consisting of three lines of 5, 7, and 5 syllables.

Here's an example:

Eyes dart back and forth
Chest hits, arms grab, runner falls
Tedy rules the field

A panel of judges will scream out the haikus in our best Howard Dean voices, and pick the one we like best. The winner will get a nice cheesy prize from our Marketing Dept.

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Bruschi, fifty four
Homeland Defense shuts the door
Fourteen wins, one more

Jason, East Providence, RI

He knows his duty
Field general on Sundays
Get him a Bruschi

Tim , Rye, NH

Pain! Delhomme will feel
Homeland Defense will supply
Wipe dirt off backside

Mike, Whereabouts Known

Once cut, now a master,
His foes fall like amateurs
And he helps them up.
Panthers' snarls silenced
While they lick their wounds scared: They
Met Tedy Bruschi
Short? Maybe, but not
In heart or power to crush
Whomever he wants.

Gary, Boston

number 54
too small? not by a long shot.
he's my MVP

Aaron , Cambridge

Tedy is Steady
Strong tall and always Ready
Alas, gimpy leg

Erika , Newton

BRUSCHI HAIKU Heart of a Fighter
Blood, sweat, and tears on the line
Marching off to war

Clifford , Needham

Cruise missle with legs,
Ballcarriers stand no chance,
Tedy destroys them.

Christopher , Miami, FL

Just because he can
Bruschi goes nuts and hits folks
Much like my girlfriend

Greg, Milton

Bear or beer, no fear
Face to face, snarling sneer
Tedy, Tedy, here

Eddie, Plymouth