reliving our love
through the dream world . . .
I hate to wake up

Courtney Ginigeme

asleep yet awake
dreaming
or am I?

Alex Zalar

“five more minutes”
two hours later
I wake up and panic

Nicholas Scarpinato

day after Christmas
I linger in bed
to let the dream end

Randy Brooks

reliving our love
through the dream world . . .
I hate to wake up

“five more minutes”
two hours later
I wake up and panic

“five more minutes”
two hours later
I wake up and panic

top quarter champion

TOP half Chamption

lost in wonderland
I come across
the wrong Alice

bottom quarter champion

lost in wonderland
I come across
the wrong Alice

soaring over clouds
diving into the deep sea
better than reality

lost in wonderland
I come across
the wrong Alice

my pillow damp
from the sweat
nightmare

Sierra Birdsell

soaring over clouds
diving into the deep sea
better than reality

Garrett Mayberry

when I wake
I wish I could go back
to the place in my dream

Lauren Bartel

lost in wonderland
I come across
the wrong Alice

Jeffrey Davis

TOP half champion

lost in wonderland
I come across
the wrong Alice

CHAMPION
 

lost in wonderland
I come across
the wrong Alice

he says
“I could never love you”
I wake up

BOTTOM half champion

I lay in bed and
dream of dreaming—
insomniac nights

Courtney Ginigeme

mother always said
dream of chocolate cake
works for me

Randy Brooks

jolting awake
can't shake the feeling
of falling

Lauren Bartel

jolting
awake in pitch black
only a nightmare

Aundrea Marsh

I lay in bed and
dream of dreaming—
insomniac nights

jolting awake
can't shake the feeling
of falling

I lay in bed and
dream of dreaming—
insomniac nights

top quarter champion

BOTTOM half champion

he says
“I could never love you”
I wake up

bottom quarter champion

he says
“I could never love you”
I wake up

he says
“I could never love you”
I wake up

a face I can’t remember
reminds me
to wake up

body sleeping
crooked arm twitches
grasping for you

Jeffrey Davis

he says
“I could never love you”
I wake up

Aundrea Marsh

a face I can’t remember
reminds me
to wake up

Nicholas Scarpinato

one million firefly kisses
illuminate the dark
behind these tired eyes

Nicholas Scarpinato

reliving our love
through the dream world . . .
I hate to wake up

Courtney Ginigeme

asleep yet awake
dreaming
or am I?

Alex Zalar

“five more minutes”
two hours later
I wake up and panic

Nicholas Scarpinato

day after Christmas
I linger in bed
to let the dream end

Randy Brooks

This is too true for the typical college student. We have all probably experienced this feeling at some point in our collegiate career so far when we have to wake up early in the morning for class and as our alarm goes off early in the morning, we hit the snooze for five more minutes of sleep. Then, for some ungodly reason, sometimes we wake up and there has been an alarm going off for the past couple hours. That feeling in the pit of your stomach is the absolute worst. Garrett

my pillow damp
from the sweat
nightmare

Sierra Birdsell

soaring over clouds
diving into the deep sea
better than reality

Garrett Mayberry

when I wake
I wish I could go back
to the place in my dream

Lauren Bartel

lost in wonderland
I come across
the wrong Alice

Jeffrey Davis

I really like this haiku because of the play on words. The reference to the movie Alice in Wonderland is also very clever since that movie is based on a little girl's dream. This haiku really captured the essence of a dream and makes me want to hear more about it. I think it also leaves every reader with the question of which Alice this person found. Courtney

I lay in bed and
dream of dreaming—
insomniac nights

Courtney Ginigeme

mother always said
dream of chocolate cake
works for me

Randy Brooks

jolting awake
can't shake the feeling
of falling

Lauren Bartel

jolting
awake in pitch black
only a nightmare

Aundrea Marsh

body sleeping
crooked arm twitches
grasping for you

Jeffrey Davis

he says
“I could never love you”
I wake up

Aundrea Marsh

a face I can’t remember
reminds me
to wake up

Nicholas Scarpinato

one million firefly kisses
illuminate the dark
behind these tired eyes

Nicholas Scarpinato