Matching Contest - 3 - Mido Haiku - Fall 2015 • Millikin University

Mido

atop the hill
she blows another
da n d e li o n

her green eyes
meet my blue
blooming roses

she dances
in a field of pumpkins
Harvest Moon

forget about love?
impossible to forget
that first fist bump

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TOP half Chamption

 

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just one look
can make everything better
      —She smiles back at me

Why stay
between the lines?
there's so much more

flowery blonde hair
a new scent
lingers in my nostrils

Hooligans
printed on the beanie
the back bulging from my head

 

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BOTTOM half champion

bright lights
and loud music
a time to be alive

floating
atop the still ocean
a gull feather

I told myself no coffee
and lots of sleep.
whoops

three bottles down
now I am ready
to free my mind

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I reach across the bed
to boop my husky's nose
grumble

walk to the barn
his ears perk up
as he sees me

my dog snuggles
next to me
her warmth

wake up
can't breathe
cat on my face

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