hanging on every word
he sits fixated
my day at work

Lena Rotramel

filled with mystery
endless possibilities
I see you

Matthew Marrero

endless rain
I hear my thoughts falling
all I want is you

Matthew Marrero

Irish pub
I almost didn’t go out but then
I wouldn’t have met you

Karmina Gant

filled with mystery
endless possibilities
I see you

endless rain
I hear my thoughts falling
all I want is you

endless rain
I hear my thoughts falling
all I want is you

top quarter champion

TOP half Chamption

endless rain
I hear my thoughts falling
all I want is you

bottom quarter champion

across the room
watching him fold his socks
my heart soars

love is in the air
I inhale
every part of you

across the room
watching him fold his socks
my heart soars

love is in the air
I inhale
every part of you

Jessica Joyner

sweet kisses
the taste that satisfies
his sweet tooth

Jessica Joyner

across the room
watching him fold his socks
my heart soars

Lena Rotramel

years of love
his gift to me
a bug collection

Lena Rotramel

TOP half champion

Page Champion & GRAND CHAMPION
 

endless rain
I hear my thoughts falling
all I want is you

first love
second date
third year

BOTTOM half champion

first love
second date
third year

Kiava Plato

yes 
I do 
wait

Kiava Plato

1963 Corvette
dad loaned me his car
first date

Karmina Gant

husband's car
he loves so much
summer night

Daniel Rivera

first love
second date
third year

1963 Corvette
dad loaned me his car
first date

first love
second date
third year

top quarter champion

BOTTOM half champion

first love
second date
third year

bottom quarter champion

field of wild flowers
I picked some for her
Grandma’s house

baby names
what should we name you
my little angel?

field of wild flowers
I picked some for her
Grandma’s house

hospital waiting room
crying and hugging
it’s a boy

Karmina Gant

baby names
what should we name you
my little angel?

Daniel Rivera

field of wild flowers
I picked some for her
Grandma’s house

Karmina Gant

horses running
a mother smiles
watching her child

Daniel Rivera

high school breakup
I will never take him back again
unless he changes

Karmina Gant

love so bright
mourning the loss
never forgotten

Matthew Marrero

on the school bus
he always picks on me
he must like me

Karmina Gant

first date
sick to my stomach
with pizza and beer

Karmina Gant

love so bright
mourning the loss
never forgotten

on the school bus
he always picks on me
he must like me

love so bright
mourning the loss
never forgotten

top quarter champion

Second Page Chamption

you are my almost,
the could have been
but I am your never

bottom quarter champion

you are my almost,
the could have been
but I am your never

cool autumn breeze
he reaches for my hand
sweaty palms

you are my almost,
the could have been
but I am your never

the final day
reaching out
for your hand

Matthew Marrero

cool autumn breeze
he reaches for my hand
sweaty palms

Karmina Gant

sun setting
clouds rolling
peace at last

Daniel Rivera

you are my almost,
the could have been
but I am your never

Matthew Marrero

hanging on every word
he sits fixated
my day at work

Lena Rotramel

filled with mystery
endless possibilities
I see you

Matthew Marrero

endless rain
I hear my thoughts falling
all I want is you

Matthew Marrero

I thought this haiku was beautiful. I loved the imagery and how the words were arranged. I thought it painted a great picture. I felt this haiku allowed me to interpret it my own way but also told such a beautiful story. Karina

Irish pub
I almost didn’t go out but then
I wouldn’t have met you

Karmina Gant

love is in the air
I inhale
every part of you

Jessica Joyner

sweet kisses
the taste that satisfies
his sweet tooth

Jessica Joyner

across the room
watching him fold his socks
my heart soars

Lena Rotramel

I always feel like I'm being bias when I like a Haiku strictly because it fits my life but that is how I feel about this one. My husband and I always do laundry together and typically we fold across from each other so I'm watching him as he watches me. I like the idea of a man folding his own socks because we know traditional roles in a relationship leads to the woman doing house work. Kieva

This simpleness of this poem is what makes it great. As I read the haiku the first time, I thought, how can someone folding socks make someone’s heart soar, but then I thought, if someone is deeply in love, their heart can melt from watching someone brush their teeth. After realizing that, I enjoyed this haiku even more. Jessica

years of love
his gift to me
a bug collection

Lena Rotramel

first love
second date
third year

Kiava Plato

This haiku was so creative. It left plenty of room for imagination and I enjoyed making up in my head what I thought it meant. I also thought the word choice was great and it made this haiku so different from everyone else’s. Karina

yes 
I do 
wait

Kiava Plato

I love this haiku because it tells a story in so few words. It is up to us to interpret it in our own way, and I feel like it can take on a personal meaning for each person based on their past experiences. It really perfectly captures the unsureness that people feel so often when becoming romantically involved with another person—we often jump into things and only afterwards to we realize that maybe we moved too quickly. Lena

1963 Corvette
dad loaned me his car
first date

Karmina Gant

husband's car
he loves so much
summer night

Daniel Rivera

hospital waiting room
crying and hugging
it’s a boy

Karmina Gant

baby names
what should we name you
my little angel?

Daniel Rivera

field of wild flowers
I picked some for her
Grandma’s house

Karmina Gant

horses running
a mother smiles
watching her child

Daniel Rivera

high school breakup
I will never take him back again
unless he changes

Karmina Gant

I like this haiku a lot, because the second line seems so final—“I will never take him back”, but then the third line comes in with “unless he changes”. Although often people get taken advantage of in this way in relationships, I think it is a beautiful statement on how people are willing to make changes and sacrifices for love—especially at the young age when we are somewhat naïve. I think it is a wonderful thing to be forgiving and to give people another chance, but as we grow older this mindset is somewhat funny because we learn that more often than not, people do not like to change. Lena

love so bright
mourning the loss
never forgotten

Matthew Marrero

on the school bus
he always picks on me
he must like me

Karmina Gant

first date
sick to my stomach
with pizza and beer

Karmina Gant

the final day
reaching out
for your hand

Matthew Marrero

cool autumn breeze
he reaches for my hand
sweaty palms

Karmina Gant

sun setting
clouds rolling
peace at last

Daniel Rivera

you are my almost,
the could have been
but I am your never

Matthew Marrero

This is such a beautiful Haiku, I'm not sure if everyone can relate but most people can attest to having their heart-broken or loving someone who didn't love you back. It almost puts me on the mind of a crush. I really want you and I almost had you but you don't like me the way I like you or maybe something got in the way. Kieva

The word play of this haiku was beautiful. I pictured this as someone thinking about a special someone who had the potential of being in their life, but to that other person they were not as important. There are a lot of cases where someone loves another person who does not love them the same, and that makes this haiku even more relatable to its readers. Jessica