three missed calls
all from Mom
oh! an angry text too

Allyson Isenhower (7)

autumn night
she walks alone
under the streetlights

Alyssa Rodriguez (6)

the spike of her heels
fall through the holes
in his stories

Elizabeth Pillow (8)

his face
makes a room full of adults
speak in puppy language

Jesal Sheth (5)

graduation deadlines
I wake up noticing
another grey hair

bump, set, spike
the sting of the ball
brings back memories

door handle
turning slowly
boyfriend surprise

black stillettos
come off
barefoot ballroom

Morgan Bettner (7)

underwater
nodding
like I understand

Rachel Humphrey (8)

like the skull kids
we wander through the woods
in search of ourselves

Rory Arnold (3)

gorgeous
so many reasons
I think I’ll start in the middle

Travis Voorhees (4)

St Patricks day
little foot prints
all around the room

baby
versus parent—
ultimate coup d'etat

rainy season
squished worms
on the sidewalk

Allyson Isenhower (7)

a hidden cricket
chirping its song—
no answer

her perfume
forcing my eyes into
slow motion

fresh cut grass
the aroma fills
the country house

Katherine Goethals (5)

stinging red arms
linked by hands
red rover red rover

Lexi Doss (5)

ugly some days
cute some days
ego stays on Kanye level

Jesal Sheth (5)

waking up to sunshine in my face
deciding to
be happy today

Andrew Cliatt (9)

Sickness
permeating the house
he pauses at the door

observing the monkey
extracting lice
the baby's head.

these boys
only want you
when you're winning

moms favorite tulips
close up
the summer moon rises

the summer moon
lights the night
for perfect bites

Kaitlyn Foster (3)

I aspire to be a
hot range rover mom
with gorgeous kids

Kaitlyn Foster (5)

a dead branch
in a tree of green
the morning dove sings

Ryan McDonald (5)

crumbled barn
we play army men
among its debris

entrance to Hell,
I wave to my friends and family
as I wait in line

Rory Arnold (11)

losing my phone—
reentering the world
as a new soul

Rory Arnold (5)

speaking in
different tongues
our smiles are the same

Rachel Humphrey (6)

black tie affair
for a blackout
night

Morgan Bettner (7)

up till 3am
the new Santa Clauses
we break in

Morgan Bettner (5)

now you can see
and now you can't
long hair

late night thirst
the real
obstacle course

choir practice
the wind
joins in

Alyssa Rodriguez

cardboard sign
i give what I can
to hopeful eyes

Deion Corley (5)

big muffins
straight from the oven
little bites

Andrew Cliatt (8)

a star hangs on the wall
a journey
he will never take

Andrew Cliatt (6)

yellow bus
his plans to make it
a travelling home

Deion Corley

a howling wolf
in the field
dog’s hair on edge

scorching heat
a mirage
on the road ahead

Darty Haiku

couches outside
speakers shaking the house
Spring is here

a cold beer in hand
and sunburnt skin
darty szn

Allyson Isenhower (7)

day drinking
calls for nap time
before round two

Kaitlyn Foster (5)

the perfect mixture
sunshine and beer
darty

sunburnt in a lawn chair
the beer keep me asleep
as the day parties on

the pool reflects
the sun
and the pregame

Ryan McDonald (8)

what’s that smell?
their eyes darting
to the kitchen sink

Rachel Humphrey (5)

electric wine opener
best investment
ever.

Katherine Goethals

get jacked
time to lift 420
on 4/20

swim trunks
soaked in beer
drying by the minute

the cloudless sun
warms
the summerbeer

may day
keg races—
better than Christmas

Allyson Isenhower (5)

relaxing
beach chair and sunshine
in my driveway

Lexi Doss (5)

growing apart
from immature friends
not mad

Deion Corley (4)

pitchers of natty
burgers on the grill
daytime party

keg at 10 am
too soon
for no one

Joshua Mysliwjec 
(3)

getting called a snack
by a snack
let's picnic

Kaitlyn Foster (5)

grab a frisbee
and two cans
Kan-Jam

“no class today”
ah, the sweet sound
of music

Deion Corley (6)

a few years gone by
the whiskey
doesn't burn

Deion Corley (7)

finally,
what we all have been waiting for . . .
the ice cream truck

Alyssa Rodriguez (6)