03 Matching Contest - Sabi & Karumi- Spring 2022 • Millikin University

lonely stars
I miss the sky
we shared

Amanda Handegan

late walk home
stars dripping
onto my shoulders

Sydney Sinks

the magic
of a shooting star
I forgot to wish too

Amanda Handegan

walking in the rain
she stops
to cuff her pants

Gwen  Klinkey

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late walk home
stars dripping
onto my shoulders

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walking in the rain
she stops
to cuff her pants

 

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late walk home
stars dripping
onto my shoulders

top quarter champion

 

TOP half Chamption

late walk home
stars dripping
onto my shoulders

 

bottom quarter champion

music fades  
into the background  
solo concert

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music fades  
into the background  
solo concert

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2-person hammock
in the woods
with no partner

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music fades  
into the background  
solo concert

Emma Antonelli

waxing candle
a table set
for one

Alex Saviano

2-person hammock
in the woods
with no partner

Kelsey Crotz

two pillows
in bed
for myself

Alex Saviano

 

TOP half champion

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late walk home
stars dripping
onto my shoulders

 

 

CHAMPIONTOP

late walk home
stars dripping
onto my shoulders
 

 

sweltering summer walk
I sing 
to the cornfields

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BOTTOM half champion

many moons ago
I held you close
now . . . nothing . . .

Camryn Wagner

noisy terminal
planes
going in all different directions

Andrew Tufano

sweltering summer walk
I sing 
to the cornfields

Sydney Sinks

winter night
first snow
perfectly placed

Audrey Button

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noisy terminal
planes
going in all different directions

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sweltering summer walk
I sing 
to the cornfields

 

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sweltering summer walk
I sing 
to the cornfields

top quarter champion

 

BOTTOM half champion

sweltering summer walk
I sing 
to the cornfields

 

bottom quarter champion

the door clicked shut
already waiting for her return
the patient puppy

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the door clicked shut
already waiting for her return
the patient puppy

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bye

still night
an empty room
of cardboard boxes

Jas  Humphrey

the door clicked shut
already waiting for her return
the patient puppy

Mandy Thrasher

 

 

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open field
our picnic basket
and tartan blanket

Jas  Humphrey

cloud watching
soft grass, the warm sun
a summer dream

Camryn Wagner

feet dangle
over the pier
my eyes never leaving yours

Andrew Tufano

poolside
the sun creates
a perfect glow

Audrey Button

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cloud watching
soft grass, the warm sun
a summer dream

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feet dangle
over the pier
my eyes never leaving yours

 

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feet dangle
over the pier
my eyes never leaving yours

top quarter champion

 

TOP half Chamption

feet dangle
over the pier
my eyes never leaving yours

 

bottom quarter champion

misty garden path 
I could never 
see your full beauty

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misty garden path 
I could never 
see your full beauty

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to live a delirious life
with summer peaches
and music

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misty garden path 
I could never 
see your full beauty

Emma Antonelli

warmed by sunlight
and flushed gold at dusk
your freckles

Sydney Sinks

twirling in my old/new spring skirt . . .
too afraid to wear it last year;
a new season, a new soul

Sydney Sinks

to live a delirious life
with summer peaches
and music

Amanda Handegan

 

TOP half champion

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feet dangle
over the pier
my eyes never leaving yours

 

 

CHAMPIONTOP

“it smells like spring”
she interrupts
my complaints disappear


 

 

“it smells like spring”
she interrupts
my complaints disappear

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BOTTOM half champion

“it smells like spring”
she interrupts
my complaints disappear

Amanda Handegan

your pink sweater and cheeks
I call you on your lie
belly laughs

Gwen  Klinkey

checkout lane
Reese’s peanut butter cups
snuck onto the counter

Mandy Thrasher

sour patch kids
and a ring box
I wish luck

Amanda Handegan

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“it smells like spring”
she interrupts
my complaints disappear

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checkout lane
Reese’s peanut butter cups
snuck onto the counter

© 2022, Randy Brooks • Millikin University. All rights returned to authors upon publication.