ZD Technology Haiku Contest - Closed

value mission first -
collaboration second -
cool gadgets are third

Deborah Elizabeth Finn
on behalf of
Capitol News Connection
Washington, DC

The Zen of Not-for-Profit IT

If we are perfect
Our work will go unnoticed
Like the air they breath

Jeff Hanneman
IT Director
Illinois Action for Children

They say mobile apps
Are the wave of the future
We just want to try!

Alyssa Gardina
on behalf of The Women's Museum
Dallas, Texas

faded yellow note--
"research communications
servers" -- licks the floor

Elliot Harmon
TechSoup Global
San Francisco

It's a silent night.
My pc’s still very dead.
The microwave too.

The food mixer won’t.
Neither the washing machine.
No sounds from radio.

They’ve split the atom
Particles accelerate
But my p.c.'s slow!

There’s pie in the sky
There’s Pi in mathematics
And Py in eSTREAM.

Mobile and cell phones
Annoying ringtones abound
Sweet music to some.

Shirley Green
on behalf of The Nebraska Panhandle Area Health Education Center
Scottsbluff, Nebraska

Frequently lost phones
Faintly ringing in the dark
Frantic owner listens.

Shirley Green
on behalf of the Nebraska Panhandle Area Health Education Center
Scottsbluff, Nebraska

Silent waves from space
Round discs anxiously listen
Space junk colliding.

Shirley Green
on behalf of the Nebraska Panhandle Area Health Education Center
Scottsbluff, Nebraska

Facebook and Twitter
Social internetworking
Just a passing phase.

Conrad
on behalf of the Nebraska Panhandle Area Health Education Center, Inc.
Scottsbluff, Nebraska

Technology, Bah!
Can it just work right one time?
We'll just wait and see...

Conrad
on behalf of the Nebraska Panhandle Area Health Education Center, Inc.
Scottsbluff, Nebraska

Seeking Volunteers
Go now to HOBA dot org
You can be the change

Erika Jones
on behalf of HandsOn Bay Area
San Francisco, CA

With a high-tech tool
“Nothin’ much, what’s up with you?”
Just sounds way more cool

One click then I’ll be
virtually connected
to the help I need

Amy Welsh
on behalf of The Coordinating Center
www.coordinatingcenter.org

1 0 0 1 0
0 1 0 0 1 1 0
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Brandon Wright
on behalf of the Center for Multicultural Cooperation
www.cmcweb.org | www.californiavoices.org

looking at your face
book face thinking about your
real face looking back

how do you not friend
someone you see every day
but secretly hate?

and small fowls slepen
all the night with open eye...
so they Twitter too

the blinking cursor
expectant pounding heartbeat
sends love hand to hand

she seems lost in thought
downcast eyes...meditating?
it's a Blackberry

Elisa Oh
On Behalf of Kearny Street Workshop, San Francisco, CA
Harrisonburg, VA

Haiku's from students at DISKovery Center.

I pod touch is cool
It follows everything touched
That's why I say cool

By: Rurl Martinez Age:15

I like to play games
At home in the living room
On my computer

By: Erica Quintero Age:9

I like to listen
To music on my
I pod In the afternoon

By: Memphis Age:7

I love computers
To play at A games dot com
It is always fun

By:Jasmine Age:7

I pods are skinny
I hear music and see vids
I love my I pod

By:Brian Chavez Age:12

.I love computers
They are filled with fun fun games
Learning while I play

By: Emily Berry Age:8

I lost my cellphone
I want my cell phone back now
Where is my cellphone

By: Angelus Han Age:27

Cameras are fun
They make things look amazing
I love cameras

By: Claudia Martinez Age:?

I lost my I pod
I cannot find my I pod
I want my I pod

By: ? Age:?

"Windows" are open
Not only can I see in
I can "Enter" too

There are bars in the class
But these are not for drinking
"Title", "Menu", "Tool"

By: Former Student, Sylvia Kurom

I see a menu
Not the one with food on it
"Edit", "View","Bookmarks"

I have a small mouse
It is gray, sleek, and glides
I can click, pick, move.

By: Maki Repreza Age:28

Typewriter: "klotch, klotch"
Computer keyboard: "tsic-tsic"
iPhone: [silent touch]

Mike Gubser
On behalf of Kearny Street Workshop, San Francisco, CA
Harrisonburg, VA

In digital dream time e-magining our world, our heads in the clouds. Mary Enright on behalf of Benetech,Technology Serving Humanity, Palo Alto,CA


Goliath PC
David lifts a mobile
Good service ensues


On behalf of the UnaMesa Association
UnaMesa.org
2882 Sand Hill Rd #118
Menlo Park, CA 94025

Though her cellphone's off,
She holds it up to her ear
Not to look alone.

Mike Gubser on behalf of Kearny Street Workshop, San Francisco, CA
Harrisonburg, VA

Why can't I see the
Correct CAPTCHA symbols here?
Must not be human.

Mike Gubser on behalf of Kearny Street Workshop, San Francisco, CA
Harrisonburg, VA

numbers on the screen
help me with my hard homework
I heart computers.

Emma Wilson, Pacifica, CA (6th grader!) on behalf of the Public Interest Clearinghouse, San Francisco

it happened somehow,
needing our cyberspaces;
infinite contact.

sam
on behalf of Kearny Street Workshop
San Francisco, CA

in work’s solitude
the babble of twitter feed
gives voice to the world.

sam
on behalf of Kearny Street Workshop
San Francisco, CA

O what seduction
the promise of connection
Facebook is calling.

sam
on behalf of Kearny Street Workshop
san Francisco, CA

aspire to great heights
and live with consequences:
the techified world.

sam
on behalf of kearny street workshop
San Francisco, CA

Yay contradictions
Technology is two-faced
- the way of the world.

anonymous
on behalf of Kearny Street Workshop
San Francisco, CA

Silent like a smile
When you "poke" virtually
But I laugh out loud

Lisa Leong
On behalf of Kearny Street Workshop
San Francisco, CA

my neice chats and plays
the penguins post and make friends
it's facebook junior.

Claire Murphy (Columbus, OH)
on behalf of Public Interest Clearinghouse and Legal Aid Association of California (San Francisco, CA)

@myexBFF
stop following me! Take those
one hundred forty.

Claire Murphy (Columbus, OH)
on behalf of Public Interest Clearinghouse and Legal Aid Association of California (San Francisco, CA)

Nostalgia for the
days of pong and centipede.
Why world of warcraft?

Claire Murphy (Columbus, OH)
on behalf of Public Interest Clearinghouse and Legal Aid Association of California (San Francisco, CA)

Talk to the "like" hand.
Oh no you didn't post that!
Say, in your face.....book.

Claire Murphy (Columbus, OH)
on behalf of Public Interest Clearinghouse and Legal Aid Association of California (San Francisco, CA)

Got nonprofit needs?
Hugh Jackman, Zero Divide -
All tweet "pretty please!"

Claire Murphy (Columbus, OH)
on behalf of Public Interest Clearinghouse and Legal Aid Association of California (San Francisco, CA)

social media
helps social entrepreneurs
spur social justice

Submitted by Paul Anderson on behalf of the Phoenix Project in Alexandria, VA. Our summer leadership program trains the next generation of nonprofit leaders and social entrepreneurs and we are partnering with Craigslist Foundation to develop social media tools that connect communities in need with citizens and universities seeking social change.

I need a big check
to fund our tech conference.
Thanks, dude. Write it off!

Submitted by Paul Anderson on behalf of the Phoenix Project in Alexandria, VA.

And yes, conference is three syllables:)

Change fundraising plan?
Should we hire Haiku writers?
Or sell hair for wigs?

Paul Anderson on behalf of the Phoenix Project, Alexandria, VA

craigslist for service
would prevent missed connections
between needs and minds.

Submitted by Paul Anderson on behalf of the Phoenix Project, Alexandria, VA

Loved my blackberry.
Drank some wine. Whoops! Reply all?!?!
I'm fired. Thanks QWERTY.

Paul Anderson submitted on behalf of the Phoenix Project, Alexandria, VA

my mother wrote on
typewriters; now i struggle
with failing machines.

Zabrina Collazo
on behalf of The Asian American Writers' Workshop
New York, New York

Media helps people
be part of larger effort,
like organizing.

"You should check it out,"
my friend says, and posts photos.
And I'm facebook hooked.

Silence backseat kids
iTouch games; iPod music.
Now that is priceless.

Can't call 911
on mobile; they can't find me.
so the rumor goes.

Multitasking champ
email, text, while conference call.
When did life speed up?

Boomers did marches
GenX learned grassroots emails
Gen@ does causes.

Suzanne Alonzo (Hamden, CT) on behalf of the Public Interest Clearinghouse and Legal Aid Association of California (San Francisco, CA)

SF store sign says
"Tech and chocolate tasting here" -
Two sweet things in life.

Faith Henson (San Francisco, CA)
for the Public Interest Clearinghouse/Legal Aid Association of California (SF)

Games and websites, too
I try to find one I like.
twitter is da bomb.

Emma Wilson, Pacifica, CA
for my mom's nonprofit - Public Interest Clearinghouse in SF

Mccain vs. Comp
Bitterest of enemies
But now, he twitters!

Submitted for Kearney Street Workshop, Oakland, CA

Who needs fickle friends?
Nice curves and applications
galore. Ohh...iPhone.

Submitted for Kearney Street Workshop, Oakland, CA

FA (Facebookers
Anonymous). Face your fears.
Resist urge to wink.

Submitted by Kearney Street Workshop, Oakland, CA

FA (Facebookers
Anonymous). Face your fears.
Resist urge to wink.

Submitted for Kearney Street Workshop, Oakland, CA

Ashton just tweeted
what he ate for breakfast. Wow,
how fascinating…

Submitted for Kearney Street Workshop, Oakland, CA

Oh, to write a hai-
ku on technology, while
lamenting the wind.

Submitted for Kearney Street Workshop, Oakland, CA

FA (Facebookers
Anonymous). Face your fears.
Resist urge to wink.

Submitted for Kearney Street Workshop, Oakland, CA

No letters-email;
No columns-blog; no sit-ins-
spam: techie protests.

Robert Gong, Cambria, CA
on behalf of Asian American Writers Workshop