Once again it's time for the holiday season.

You know, that time of the year when tempers are frayed, patience is worn thin and wallets are bled dry.

What is a harried consumer to do?

Why, turn to poetry, of course!

Yes, we said poetry.

Introducing the first annual PFB Holiday Haiku poetry contest.

Here's your chance to turn your seasonal frustrations into artistic expression and win a couple of cool prizes in the process.

Simply create a haiku that reflects your thoughts about the holiday shopping season and post it in the comments section of our Holiday Haiku blog. And let the fun begin. You can enter as many times as you like.

You can post your haiku in the comments to this post OR in the comments in the Holiday Haiku blog. The ONLY comments which should be posted on either are Haiku poems. In other words, feedback on individual posts is not necessary and will be deleted. This contest is for fun, not critique.

We've posted three from Mr. Helpful. Think you can do better? Then let the fun begin!

We will have winners in Best Overall Haiku and Most Humorous Haiku. Winners will each get their choice of either a PFB t-shirt or PFB tote bag. Plus winners will be highlighted in 15 Minutes of Fame AND in our nationwide press release.

So put on your thinking cap, dig deep down and let the creativity flow!