the girls take their shoes off
the boys loosen
their ties
Nicholas Scarpinato |
getting ready for the dance
my older brother
helps me tie my tie
Sierra Birdsell |
sweaty palms on her
gently rocking hips
slow dance
Nicholas Scarpinato |
last homecoming
my beautiful girl
dances in my arms
Alex Zalar |
the girls take their shoes off
the boys loosen
their ties |
sweaty palms on her
gently rocking hips
slow dance |
|
sweaty palms on her
gently rocking hips
slow dance
top
quarter champion |
|
TOP half Chamption
jello shots
like you did not graduate
33 years ago
|
bottom
quarter champion
jello shots
like you did not graduate
33 years ago
|
football jocks
try to act fancy at the restaurant
the table in shambles
|
jello shots
like you did not graduate
33 years ago
|
so much glitter
in my hair, in the car
my parents are going to kill me
Lauren Bartel |
football jocks
try to act fancy at the restaurant
the table in shambles
Alex Zalar |
jello shots
like you did not graduate
33 years ago
Sierra Birdsell |
college homecoming
another excuse to get drunk
go big blue
Lauren Bartel |
|
TOP
half champion
jello shots
like you did not graduate
33 years ago
|
|
CHAMPION
the crowd yells
I scream with them
wait, what happened?
|
the crowd yells
I scream with them
wait, what happened?
BOTTOM
half champion |
tailgating
I pretend to be
an alumni
Sierra Birdsell |
warm blankets
and cold bleachers
Game time!
Courtney Ginigeme |
no matter the score
the crowd never loses
hope
Courtney Ginigeme |
the crowd yells
I scream with them
wait, what happened?
Lauren Bartel |
warm blankets
and cold bleachers
Game time! |
the crowd yells
I scream with them
wait, what happened? |
|
the crowd yells
I scream with them
wait, what happened?
top
quarter champion |
|
BOTTOM
half champion
the crowd yells
I scream with them
wait, what happened?
|
bottom
quarter champion
friends dance
in a circle
not a care in the world tonight
|
college student
I pay with change found
in couch cushions
|
friends dance
in a circle
not a care in the world tonight
|
college student
I pay with change found
in couch cushions
Alex Zalar |
everyone always says
make college last
have you taken Genetics?
Sierra Birdsell |
friends dance
in a circle
not a care in the world tonight
Lauren Bartel |
grandma taps her foot
to Sinatra
cookies fresh out of the oven
Nicholas Scarpinato |
© 2015, Randy Brooks • Millikin University. All rights returned to authors upon publication.
going home
prairie grass waving to me
—Goodbye
Jeffrey Davis |
she pulls into
the driveway
the trunk is empty now
Nicholas Scarpinato |
I can feel your heart
beating through your chest
into my ear
Alex Zalar |
your bare chest—
home is where
the heart is
Aundrea Marsh |
going home
prairie grass waving to me
—Goodbye |
your bare chest—
home is where
the heart is |
|
your bare chest—
home is where
the heart is
top
quarter champion |
|
TOP half Chamption
lost
in your eyes
I'm home again
|
bottom
quarter champion
lost
in your eyes
I'm home again
|
lost
in your eyes
I'm home again
|
my face lights up
with my screen
false alarm
|
lost
in your eyes
I'm home again
Aundrea Marsh |
your old songs
I still listen to them
everyday
Sierra Birdsell |
seeing your name
on my screen—
fallen petals
Aundrea Marsh |
my face lights up
with my screen
false alarm
Courtney Ginigeme |
|
TOP
half champion
lost
in your eyes
I'm home again
|
|
Champion
& BOTH PAGES CHAMPON
lost
in your eyes
I'm home again
|
lopsided grin
my face lights up
when I see yours
BOTTOM
half champion |
she sees
her father in me
soft brown eyes
Nicholas Scarpinato |
lopsided grin
my face lights up
when I see yours
Jeffrey Davis |
strong wifi signal
decent water pressure
home
Lauren Bartel |
bed of pine needles
muffles my footsteps
the doe turns her head
Jeffrey Davis |
lopsided grin
my face lights up
when I see yours |
bed of pine needles
muffles my footsteps
the doe turns her head |
|
lopsided grin
my face lights up
when I see yours
top
quarter champion |
|
BOTTOM
half champion
lopsided grin
my face lights up
when I see yours
|
bottom
quarter champion
old country road
check engine light
calling my dad
|
old country road
check engine light
calling my dad
|
chocolate chip cookies
still nothing like
mom used to make
|
windows down
road trip home
off pitch singing at the top
of my lungs
Alex Zalar |
old country road
check engine light
calling my dad
Aundrea Marsh |
winter chill
hot cocoa burns
the roof of my mouth
Courtney Ginigeme |
chocolate chip cookies
still nothing like
mom used to make
Nicholas Scarpinato |
the girls take their shoes off
the boys loosen
their ties
Nicholas Scarpinato |
getting ready for the dance
my older brother
helps me tie my tie
Sierra Birdsell |
sweaty palms on her
gently rocking hips
slow dance
Nicholas Scarpinato |
last homecoming
my beautiful girl
dances in my arms
Alex Zalar |
so much glitter
in my hair, in the car
my parents are going to kill me
Lauren Bartel |
football jocks
try to act fancy at the restaurant
the table in shambles
Alex Zalar |
jello shots
like you did not graduate
33 years ago
Sierra Birdsell |
college homecoming
another excuse to get drunk
go big blue
Lauren Bartel |
| |
|
I really enjoyed both of these haiku because I feel like they did a great job of describing the college social experience. Even though college isn't all about drinking, everyone has their wild memories from drunken college nights and that's how a lot of people meet their friends. Both haikus involve alcohol and both involve homecoming. In the first one, the author describes the homecoming experience for alum. That feeling of never wanting to get old and not wanting to let go of all the fun times they had in college. In the second one, the author describes the homecoming experience for someone still in college. College can be extremely stressful and sometimes having a reason to get drunk on the weekend, with everyone on campus, is what we need to relieve that stress. It's the reason why we look forward to the weekend so much because we work really hard all week then reward ourselves for it by partying on the weekends. Courtney |
tailgating
I pretend to be
an alumni
Sierra Birdsell |
warm blankets
and cold bleachers
Game time!
Courtney Ginigeme |
no matter the score
the crowd never loses
hope
Courtney Ginigeme |
the crowd yells
I scream with them
wait, what happened?
Lauren Bartel |
college student
I pay with change found
in couch cushions
Alex Zalar |
everyone always says
make college last
have you taken Genetics?
Sierra Birdsell |
friends dance
in a circle
not a care in the world tonight
Lauren Bartel |
grandma taps her foot
to Sinatra
cookies fresh out of the oven
Nicholas Scarpinato |
© 2015, Randy Brooks • Millikin University. All rights returned to authors upon publication.
going home
prairie grass waving to me
—Goodbye
Jeffrey Davis |
she pulls into
the driveway
the trunk is empty now
Nicholas Scarpinato |
I can feel your heart
beating through your chest
into my ear
Alex Zalar |
your bare chest—
home is where
the heart is
Aundrea Marsh |
lost
in your eyes
I'm home again
Aundrea Marsh |
your old songs
I still listen to them
everyday
Sierra Birdsell |
seeing your name
on my screen—
fallen petals
Aundrea Marsh |
my face lights up
with my screen
false alarm
Courtney Ginigeme |
she sees
her father in me
soft brown eyes
Nicholas Scarpinato |
lopsided grin
my face lights up
when I see yours
Jeffrey Davis |
strong wifi signal
decent water pressure
home
Lauren Bartel |
bed of pine needles
muffles my footsteps
the doe turns her head
Jeffrey Davis |
windows down
road trip home
off pitch singing at the top
of my lungs
Alex Zalar |
old country road
check engine light
calling my dad
Aundrea Marsh |
winter chill
hot cocoa burns
the roof of my mouth
Courtney Ginigeme |
chocolate chip cookies
still nothing like
mom used to make
Nicholas Scarpinato |