it never tires
running faster and faster
my mind

Karmina Gant

busy city
the noise doesn’t drown out
the thoughts in my head

Karmina Gant

computer screen blank 
mind full of thoughts 
computer screen blank

Kiava Plato

California dreaming
rays of sunshine singing
come to me

Daniel Rivera

it never tires
running faster and faster
my mind

California dreaming
rays of sunshine singing
come to me

it never tires
running faster and faster
my mind

top quarter champion

TOP half Chamption

tons of pressure
ocean blue
yet I float weightless

bottom quarter champion

tons of pressure
ocean blue
yet I float weightless

tons of pressure
ocean blue
yet I float weightless

in the pond
I remind myself to breathe
swimming with her

dark night
dreaming of blue ocean water
in bed

Daniel Rivera

tons of pressure
ocean blue
yet I float weightless

Jessica Joyner

in the pond
I remind myself to breathe
swimming with her

Karmina Gant

track practice
only she knows her flushed cheeks
are not from running

Karmina Gant

TOP half champion

tons of pressure
ocean blue
yet I float weightless

CHAMPION

tons of pressure
ocean blue
yet I float weightless

Miles and miles
with no strength to walk
so we fly.

BOTTOM half champion

Lebron running
jumps for the hoop
they boo

Daniel Rivera

ballin’ in the street lights
neighborhood kids
wanting the last shot

Jessica Joyner

last to finish
a full lap behind
personal best

Lena Rotramel

long gym night
improving the body
improving the mind

Matthew Marrero

ballin’ in the street lights
neighborhood kids
wanting the last shot

last to finish
a full lap behind
personal best

last to finish
a full lap behind
personal best

top quarter champion

BOTTOM half champion

Miles and miles
with no strength to walk
so we fly.

bottom quarter champion

Miles and miles
with no strength to walk
so we fly.

mom works hours
preparing the meal
my diet ruined

Miles and miles
with no strength to walk
so we fly.

mom works hours
preparing the meal
my diet ruined

Lena Rotramel

fast food
short time
short time

Matthew Marrero

running
only few can do 
so walk

Kiava Plato

Miles and miles
with no strength to walk
so we fly.

Jessica Joyner

it never tires
running faster and faster
my mind

Karmina Gant

busy city
the noise doesn’t drown out
the thoughts in my head

Karmina Gant

computer screen blank 
mind full of thoughts 
computer screen blank

Kiava Plato

California dreaming
rays of sunshine singing
come to me

Daniel Rivera

I love the idea that two different people wrote these Haiku's and yet they are so similar. Of course all of us can relate to being busy because we are college students/professor and life gets overwhelming. I'm drawn to the first Haiku because we often say, "my mind is running a mile a minute" insinuating that it is running faster and faster. Kiava

These two poems both talk about the fast moving nature of the mind. I had a very hard time choosing between the two because the word play in both haikus were great, but I chose the first haiku because it made me think about how fast the mind will run faster and faster without having to build up its endurance. Jessica

dark night
dreaming of blue ocean water
in bed

Daniel Rivera

tons of pressure
ocean blue
yet I float weightless

Jessica Joyner

in the pond
I remind myself to breathe
swimming with her

Karmina Gant

track practice
only she knows her flushed cheeks
are not from running

Karmina Gant

Lebron running
jumps for the hoop
they boo

Daniel Rivera

ballin’ in the street lights
neighborhood kids
wanting the last shot

Jessica Joyner

last to finish
a full lap behind
personal best

Lena Rotramel

long gym night
improving the body
improving the mind

Matthew Marrero

I like both of these haiku because they both give me a very active social image of people playing basketball together. However, the second one to me provokes a stronger image due to the setting "in the street lights" and it seems more relatable because rather than being about professional athletes it is about neighborhood children. Lena

mom works hours
preparing the meal
my diet ruined

Lena Rotramel

fast food
short time
short time

Matthew Marrero

running
only few can do 
so walk

Kiava Plato

Miles and miles
with no strength to walk
so we fly.

Jessica Joyner

tons of pressure
ocean blue
yet I float weightless

Jessica Joyner

in the pond
I remind myself to breathe
swimming with her

Karmina Gant

it never tires
running faster and faster
my mind

Karmina Gant

I thought it was interesting that these two were two winners from the matching contest because they were written by two different people but both with so much similar emotion. The meanings of both deal with a situation of this weightless and breathtaking feeling that comes with water. I can relate to this because when I’m in the water I feel relaxed and weightless. Between these two I enjoy the first. I like the play on words with “tons of pressure” and “weightless”. I also like how there is emotion behind the haiku, but it still leaves you feeling relaxed. Karmina