ice rink . . .
couples laughing
as they fall

ice rink
couples laughing . . .
as they fall

ice rink
couple laughing
. . . as they fall

ice rink
a couple laughs . . .
as they fall

Rene Sanchez

ice rink . . .
a couple laughs
as they fall

a lonesome guitar
enjoying
my attention

a lonesome guitar
appreciates
my company

a single guitar
playing
just for me

enjoying
my attention
a once lonesome guitar:

Whitley Sapp

The old guitar
drawing
my attention

a single guitar
lonesome
playing just for me

leaving the classroom
feeling of failure
an email revealing that I've passed

leaving the classroom
feeling of failure
passing email

leaving the classroom
feeling of failure        email
I passed

leaving the classroom
feeling of failure . . .
I passed

Amanda Bivens

feelings of failure
an email reassures
I’ve passed

bell rings for recess
children on the playground     while he
kicks rocks

recess bell rings
he kicks rocks
while other children play

recess
children play
while he kicks rocks

recess
children play     while he
kicks rocks

Benjamin Woodcock

bell rings for recess
children laugh
. . . while he kicks rocks

bell rings
children play but
he kicks rocks

bells ring
horses trot
downtown shines with lights

downtown Christmas lights
horses trotting while
sleigh bells ring

bells ring
while horses trot
through the shining city

Evan Chastain

bells ring
snow falls as
the downtown shines

snow falls
as bells ring
downtown shines

woolen mittens
frozen tree branches
skating down the way

skating past
iced-over trees
her woolen mittens

Grace Ruddell

stacked books on night stand
chapters on chapters
I've never read

night stand books
endless words to go . . .
I can’t read

books
chapters
never read

unopened books surround me
chapters
I’ve never read

Ariya Hawkins

the children
roam the campus sidewalks
i envy their nonchalant laughter

the students roam
on campus sidewalks
their nonchalant laughter . . . i envy

the children roam
campus sidewalks
their nonchalant laughter . . . I envy

the children
roaming the sidewalk
I envy their innocence

children on campus
I envy
their laughs

Benjamin Woodcock

still I stand
here
without your voice

taillights vanish
taking your presence
still . . . i stand here

Here I stand
without your voice
. . . still

without your voice
i still stand 
here

standing alone
here
without your voice

I still stand
here
without your voice

tail lights disappearing
still I stand
here

Breana Bagley

I stand here
still . . .
without your voice

here I stand
without
your voice

here I stand
in silence
without your voice

learning
how to appreciate
ramen noodles

college
learning to appreciate
ramen noodles

Connor Mendenhall

ramen noodles
slowly learning
how to appreciate them

ramen --
learning to appreciate
my only option

learning to appreciate
the simplicity of
ramen noodles

newfound glory
roman noodles
college 

living on freedom
learning to appreciate
ramen noodles

kiss me one last time
call my name
thin red line

kiss me one last time
thin red line
goodbye

couples laughing . . .
kiss me one last time
all the time

Daryann Birt

people looking down
all the time
at their phones

all the time
they look down
at their phones

people looking
at their phones
all the time

people stuck
glancing down at
their phones

Julia Peterson

steak house
a couple looking down
at their phones

alone in the cold
the only salvation
is full

stranded in the cold
the only Salvation
is full

Jacob Cihak

alone
in the cold
my only salvation is fulfilled

alone in the cold...
thoughts of you
the only salvation

beer cans
found
months later

can of beer
missing
found months later

empty beer cans
found hidden. . .
months later

empty beer cans
discovered
under dorm mattress

rusty beer cans
piled high
rotting months later

old beer cans
litter the streets
months later

behind the couch
beer cans
found months later

Julia Peterson

fire in the chimney
wrapped in a blanket
smell of pine

Kevin Miller

enveloped in a blanket
the fire crackles while
pine permeates the air

wrapped in a blanket
near the fire
keeping warm

fresh cut pine
in the fireplace
human burrito

scent of pine
swaddled in my blanket
chestnuts roasting

fire crackles
fireplace and the smell
of pine

a smoldering fire place
wrapped in fur
smell of pine

a smoldering fire place
wrapped in a blanket
smell of pine

a movie ticket stub
a memory
i'm too scared to throw away

old ticket stub . . .
a cherished memory
i cannot force myself to discard

a memory
i won't throw away
ticket stub

Mikaela Vuglar

our hands meet
in the buttered popcorn
can't part with the ticket stub

movie ticket
a keepsake
a fond memory

her smile
and a movie ticket
I can’t throw away

movie ticket sub
memories
thrown away

movie ticket stubs
thrown away
like memories

a ticket stub
my memories
too scared to throw away