Matching Contest

Wabi-Sabi Haiku

December 2012 • Millikin University

black and white photo
of young love
60th wedding anniversary

Amber Potts

the needle skips
replaying her favorite part of the song
makin love with each other, ah-ah

Sherie Baker

reflection in the mirror
something borrowed
something blue

Lindsay Malone

flawless diamond
on her finger. . .
scratched

Justin Lyon

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black and white photo
of young love
60th wedding anniversary

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flawless diamond
on her finger. . .
scratched

 

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black and white photo
of young love
60th wedding anniversary

top quarter champion

 

TOP half Chamption

black and white photo
of young love
60th wedding anniversary

 

bottom quarter champion

cast iron skillet
Mom's fried chicken
seasoned to perfection

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cast iron skillet
Mom's fried chicken
seasoned to perfection

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old faucet
silence in the night
little red bucket

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a crack
in the cutting board
Grandma's lessons

Dianne Bailey

cast iron skillet
Mom's fried chicken
seasoned to perfection

Amber Potts

4'o clock
dad is home
mechanic's smell

Steven Cook

old faucet
silence in the night
little red bucket

Helena Buckner

 

TOP half champion

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black and white photo
of young love
60th wedding anniversary

 

 

CHAMPION
 

black and white photo
of young love
60th wedding anniversary

 

 

a week missing
he tracks mud through the house
and wags his tail

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BOTTOM half champion

in her mother's gown
she proudly says
. . . I Do

Amanda Guyse

opening the chest
she slips on the vintage wedding dress
. . . practicing "I Do"

Sherie Baker

old cedar chest
holds a life of memories
let's take a journey inside

Shelley Puckett

the dust and smoke clears
charred chest found
. . . Hope

Carrie Killings

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in her mother's gown
she proudly says
. . . I Do

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the dust and smoke clears
charred chest found
. . . Hope

 

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the dust and smoke clears
charred chest found
. . . Hope

top quarter champion

 

BOTTOM half champion

a week missing
he tracks mud through the house
and wags his tail

 

bottom quarter champion

a week missing
he tracks mud through the house
and wags his tail

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a week missing
he tracks mud through the house
and wags his tail

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pages yellowed and torn
comforting . . .
my Bible

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final hours . . .
leaving the vet
with only his collar

Sandy Dunn

a week missing
he tracks mud through the house
and wags his tail

Brendan Skeffington

pages yellowed and torn
comforting . . .
my Bible

Mindy Humphrey

the abandoned backyard
a child's playground
a pet cemetery

Chelsea Taylor

 

© 2012, Randy Brooks • Millikin University. All rights returned to authors upon publication.

 

 

First page champion

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black and white photo
of young love
60th wedding anniversary

 

 

GRAND CHAMPION
 

in grandpa's shaky hands
the newborn
quietly sleeps

 

 

in grandpa's shaky hands
the newborn
quietly sleeps

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Second page champion

 

© 2012, Randy Brooks • Millikin University. All rights returned to authors upon publication.

 

in grandpa's shaky hands
the newborn
quietly sleeps

Steven Cook

lazy afternoon
child naps
my life is full

Justin Lyon

kept year after year
hung in a row
Christmas stockings

Lindsey Wright

once, nightly
everyone around the table . . .
once weekly

Joy Morgret

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in grandpa's shaky hands
the newborn
quietly sleeps

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once, nightly
everyone around the table . . .
once weekly

 

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in grandpa's shaky hands
the newborn
quietly sleeps

top quarter champion

 

TOP half Chamption

in grandpa's shaky hands
the newborn
quietly sleeps

 

bottom quarter champion

new to me
a set of old keys
. . . finally sixteen

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new to me
a set of old keys
. . . finally sixteen

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the young boy
oils . . .
his grandfather's old mitt

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scratches and dings
but always starts
my first car!

Mindy Humphrey

new to me
a set of old keys
. . . finally sixteen

Shauna Klauser

the young boy
oils . . .
his grandfather's old mitt

Shauna Klauser

worn leather glove
feels like it did
when I was the child

Brendan Skeffington

 

TOP half champion

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in grandpa's shaky hands
the newborn
quietly sleeps

 

 

CHAMPION
 

in grandpa's shaky hands
the newborn
quietly sleeps

 

 

lopsided vase
on the bottom it reads
"Happy Mothers Day"

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BOTTOM half champion

lopsided vase
on the bottom it reads
"Happy Mothers Day"

Amanda Guyse

faded fabric
sunken cushions
Dad's favorite chair

Amanda Guyse

requesting advice
but doing the opposite . . .
my friend

Lindsey Wright

truth always told
even when not welcome.
My True Best Friend

Kimberly Hanners

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lopsided vase
on the bottom it reads
"Happy Mothers Day"

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truth always told
even when not welcome.
My True Best Friend

 

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lopsided vase
on the bottom it reads
"Happy Mothers Day"

top quarter champion

 

BOTTOM half champion

lopsided vase
on the bottom it reads
"Happy Mothers Day"

 

bottom quarter champion

thick and curvy
not sickly thin.
a real woman . . .

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thick and curvy
not sickly thin.
a real woman . . .

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the ancient tree
still holds high
the fort of our youth

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stretched and dirty
miles of shopping
my boots!

Mindy Humphrey

thick and curvy
not sickly thin.
a real woman . . .

Kimberly Hanners

the ancient tree
still holds high
the fort of our youth

Brendan Skeffington

windy November day
more leaves . . .
travel on

Justin Lyon