legs shake
body forms
last lap

Quentin Key

the noise
retreats
with     every    single rep

Nathan Heppermann

six pack
everyone wants them
not the kind from the store

Sarah Hoadley

just do it
easier said than done
when it's your own run

Sarah Hoadley

the noise
retreats
with     every    single rep

just do it
easier said than done
when it's your own run

just do it
easier said than done
when it's your own run

top quarter champion

TOP half Chamption

just do it
easier said than done
when it's your own run

bottom quarter champion

mind wonders—
the refreshing splash
of the chlorinated water

mind wonders—
the refreshing splash
of the chlorinated water

downward dog
as the instructor passed
I fell

mind wonders—
the refreshing splash
of the chlorinated water

Sydney Brangenberg

long boarding
I become one with nature
soaring down the path

Nathan Heppermann

downward dog
as the instructor passed
I fell

Bayleigh Tabor

at the gym
working on my fitness
saved an old man

Bayleigh Tabor

TOP half champion

just do it
easier said than done
when it's your own run

CHAMPION
 

just do it
easier said than done
when it's your own run

piping hot cocoa
warms the hands
and the heart

BOTTOM half champion

permanent ink
tingles
as she flexes her muscles

Nathan Heppermann

painful anticipation
bang high up
prepare for splash

Quentin Key

staples mend
lacerations
stretched wounds

Quentin Key

an apple
forced in my hands
do I dare?

Sydney Brangenberg

permanent ink
tingles
as she flexes her muscles

staples mend
lacerations
stretched wounds

permanent ink
tingles
as she flexes her muscles

top quarter champion

BOTTOM half champion

piping hot cocoa
warms the hands
and the heart

bottom quarter champion

piping hot cocoa
warms the hands
and the heart

exhausting work out
refreshing shower
eating ice cream in bed

piping hot cocoa
warms the hands
and the heart

sunset—
hear your breaths
feel tension relax

Sarah Hoadley

exhausting work out
refreshing shower
eating ice cream in bed

Nathan Heppermann

piping hot cocoa
warms the hands
and the heart

Sarah Hoadley

m&m's
hold on your tongue
melt away

Bayleigh Tabor

legs shake
body forms
last lap

Quentin Key

the noise
retreats
with     every    single rep

Nathan Heppermann

six pack
everyone wants them
not the kind from the store

Sarah Hoadley

just do it
easier said than done
when it's your own run Sarah

Hoadley

I really enjoyed these two together for the fact that they had a comedic feeling to it. The matching went so well together which made it even harder to pick the winner but I picked the just do it for the simple fact that I immediately thought of the models in the magazine. The media says to make our bodies like the models, well it ain’t realistic. Sure eventually maybe one day when they start starving themselves and excessively exercise they will meet society’s views. Telling someone to achieve this is a lot harder when they are the ones trying to be what society wants. Bayleigh

mind wonders—
the refreshing splash
of the chlorinated water

Sydney Brangenberg

long boarding
I become one with nature
soaring down the path

Nathan Heppermann

downward dog
as the instructor passed
I fell

Bayleigh Tabor

at the gym
working on my fitness
saved an old man

Bayleigh Tabor

mind wonders—
the refreshing splash
of the chlorinated water

Sydney Brangenberg

downward dog
as the instructor passed
I fell

Bayleigh Tabor

This match is one of my favorites because it has some unique twists in them. In the first one, having the phrase, ‘refreshing splash of the chlorinated water’, is a something that caught my eye. In the second haiku, as I started to read it, I expected it to stay serene since it is about yoga. However; ending the phrase in “I fell” makes in comedic and unique. Between the two, my favorite is the second haiku, only because I believe the light-hearted comedic affect adds a lot to it. Sarah

permanent ink
tingles
as she flexes her muscles

Nathan Heppermann

painful anticipation
bang high up
prepare for splash

Quentin Key

staples mend
lacerations
stretched wounds

Quentin Key

an apple
forced in my hands
do I dare?

Sydney Brangenberg

I thought that these two haiku’s matched, probably the best out of all of the pairs that we had. I think the idea of pain really stood out. This was the pain of getting the tattoo and then the less painful moments when it stretches too much while moving or working out and then the possibility of pain when hitting the water and not landing it right. Nathan’s haiku was the one that ended up winning, and while both gave pretty good ideas of what was going on and you could picture them and feel what the person was feeling, I think that the winning one was just more short and to the point, and had single words like ‘tingles’ and ‘flexes’ carry so much weight that you don’t really need any other words. Sydney

permanent ink
tingles
as she flexes her muscles

Nathan Heppermann

staples mend
lacerations
stretched wounds

Quentin Key

The first one won but I feel that the second one could have won if they had known the background. It was about a bicep tear that had to have staples to hold down the muscle. And the pain of the cut open skin from the large muscle wound. It has a lot of pain that is tied into one. Quentin

I really enjoyed seeing these two haiku paired together. Both haiku are nearly laid out the same. Both have two words making up their first lines. The second line is made up of one word. The third is different between the two. Nathan’s haiku has three more words in the third line than Quentin does. Nathan’s haiku holds thirteen syllables, while Quentin’s has nine with three less words. This gives both haiku a similar flow of words. Both haiku are written in third person and give a sense of describing someone else’s body. Nathan’s haiku stays in present tense the entire time, while Quentin’s switches to past tense in the last line. It is interesting seeing these two paired together because at some point, both bodies described, came in contact with a type of needle. Quentin’s needle quite possibly saved his person’s life either by antibiotics, antidotes, or an IV, where Nathan’s was used to preserve a special meaning on his person’s body. You could argue that a tattoo deals with a life-saving meaning for particular person. I sense more pain in Quentin’s haiku with the thought of lacerations, or stretched wounds…even the thought of body staples makes me cringe, Where Nathan’s deals with a tingling feeling that is describing a fresh tattoo and the manageable pain of that sensation or the resonating feeling of a tattoo needle vibrating the skin. The last strong connection deals with both bodies flexing or stretching, giving a clear image of the action that is occurring or that has occurred. One is in the process of flexing and carries through this action, where the other has already reached the full stretch that it is capable of. Nathan

sunset—
hear your breaths
feel tension relax

Sarah Hoadley

exhausting work out
refreshing shower
eating ice cream in bed

Nathan Heppermann

piping hot cocoa
warms the hands
and the heart

Sarah Hoadley

m&m's
hold on your tongue
melt away

Bayleigh Tabor

The thing that I like about this haiku is the relaxation that it has. I imagine my self in this situation after my workout especially in summer. I do not eat ice scream due to my diet but I know it might be a good way to relax after a hard work. I like the second part because a shower after you work out is all you need before even thinking about what you have to eat. A shower is more needed and more relaxing but ice cream depends on the goal of the workout. Rachel

I like the last part of this haiku about warming the heart. I imagine this part as an emotional feeling when you are having that hot chocolate. It is not about physically warming the heart but warming the hand is physical. I like the two ways the author views this haiku. He describes the good side of that hot chocolate physically and emotionally but talking about the hands and the heart. Rachel