falling leaves
we dive into
color

Eddie Pluhar

homecoming bonfire
blazing bright
first kiss

Samantha Miles

homecoming night
your sweater
breaks the wind

Stephanie Helfgott

autumn rain
I wait for him
to offer his jacket

Laura Scoville

homecoming bonfire
blazing bright
first kiss

autumn rain
I wait for him
to offer his jacket

top quarter champion

autumn rain
I wait for him
to offer his jacket

top half champion

skipping stones
our pristine reflection
shattered

bottom quarter champion

skipping stones
our pristine reflection
shattered

skipping stones
our pristine reflection
shattered

willow’s dance
like the secrets
spoken within our eyes

autumn sky
touches my soul
where he cannot

Samantha Miles

skipping stones
our pristine reflection
shattered

Madeline Knott

willow’s dance
like the secrets
spoken within our eyes

Brittany Falardeau

wise willow creaks
grandma
spins her tale

Katie Coletta

top half champion

skipping stones
our pristine reflection
shattered

champion

October sky
I claim a star
as ours

bottom half champion

October sky
I claim a star
as ours

Queen bee,
many companions, all drones,
casually watching—
she spirals away

Danny Delaney

my crown
smaller than hers
runner-up

Kelsy Whitney

green of the field
catching my eye
he starts the play

Ally Staudenmaier

our alma mater
drifts through the stands
as the king and queen pass

Jessica Golden

my crown
smaller than hers
runner-up

green of the field
catching my eye
he starts the play

homecoming
she came back
for him . . .

Bret Henderson

top quarter champion

green of the field
catching my eye
he starts the play

bottom half champion

October sky
I claim a star
as ours

bottom quarter champion

October sky
I claim a star
as ours

pep band strikes up
her dead son
returns home . . .

October sky
I claim a star
as ours

pep band strikes up
her dead son
returns home . . .

Brittany Falardeau

fall break
i match my mother’s steps
roasted apples

Katie Coletta

October sky
I claim a star
as ours

Laura Scoville

shimmering dresses
dirt mound hips
sway home beneath stars

Samantha Parks