02 Matching Contest - WINTER - Spring 2021 • Millikin University

snow flurries
slipped in the crosswalk
hope no one saw

heartbeat quickens
the cold ground
             upside down

a white carpet
covers the sidewalk
walk to class

white covered ground
salt only works
a little

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snow flurries
slipped in the crosswalk
hope no one saw

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a white carpet
covers the sidewalk
walk to class

 

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snow flurries
slipped in the crosswalk
hope no one saw

top quarter champion

 

TOP half Chamption

snow flurries
slipped in the crosswalk
hope no one saw

bottom quarter champion

brisk wind
whistling by
I can't feel my face

Sarah

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brisk wind
whistling by
I can't feel my face

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wind
we huddle together
to keep warm

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drafty window
just another excuse
to stay in bed

brisk wind
whistling by
I can't feel my face

wind
we huddle together
to keep warm

cold breaths
puff out
with echoed laughter

 

TOP half champion

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snow flurries
slipped in the crosswalk
hope no one saw

Bryce

 

CHAMPION
 

trees made of glass
I wish
it was june

Linnea

trees made of glass
I wish
it was june

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BOTTOM half champion

white ground
the mask
keeps my face warm

freezing wind
the mask
stuck to my face

snow covered car
getting the scraper
out of the trunk

running from the snow
doing donuts
in the parking lot

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white ground
the mask
keeps my face warm

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snow covered car
getting the scraper
out of the trunk

 

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white ground
the mask
keeps my face warm

kaitlin H

top quarter champion

 

BOTTOM half champion

trees made of glass
I wish
it was june

bottom quarter champion

trees made of glass
I wish
it was june

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trees made of glass
I wish
it was june

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the cemetery is quiet
snow dusts
each stone

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below freezing
even the dog
wears two coats

trees made of glass
I wish
it was june

each step gets
deeper
fresh layer of snow

the cemetery is quiet
snow dusts
each stone

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