Haiku Matching Contest 2 - Special Places Results
(select your favorite for each pair and write it in the box below
or above the pairs)
(then select favorites of those pairs, etc... until one is the top pick)
Fall 2006 • Haiku Roundtable • Millikin Unviersity
calm creek Missy Brassie |
rising Nathan Halteman |
Saturday the 14th Rick Bearce |
fall morning Rick Bearce |
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calm creek |
fall morning |
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top quarter champion calm creek |
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top half champion calm creek
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bottom quarter champion spring breeze |
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tires and children |
spring breeze |
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in a battered barn Nathan Halteman |
tires and children Goli Rahimi |
spring breeze Amy Van Rheeden |
swing in the park Kristen Robinson |
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top half champion calm creek
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champion calm creek
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bottom half champion the love of
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cold coffee in Carol Colby |
the love of Goli Rahimi |
even on the roof Goli Rahimi |
a conquered Nathan Halteman |
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the love of |
a conquered |
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top quarter champion the love of |
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bottom half champion the love of
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bottom quarter champion at the end |
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at the end |
midnight rain |
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hidden behind doors Carrie Seymour |
at the end Nathan Halteman |
the setting sun Nathan Halteman |
midnight rain Carrie Seymour |
swing in the park This haiku is my favorite from matching contest number one because I can see so much beauty in its simplicity. At home, nothing really has changed, but life circumstances have changed. The son is now sitting in the swing where his father sat. Amy |
calm creek I like the imagery of this haiku. It makes me picture a beautiful, slow-running creek flowing underneath this picturesque wooden bridge. It also reminds me of bridge close to my home that I always use to play near when I was a kid. The first time I actually climbed underneath it I felt like a whole new world had been opened up to me. It was a good time. Nate |
in a battered barn What caught my eye was the slight antithesis created by the haiku. The first and third line of the poem are, in a way, opposite of each other; one doesn’t expect a fortress to exist inside of something battered, but yet the juxtaposition of these words may even enhance the strength of the fortress. In addition, I thought it was a beautiful poem and definitely captured the concept of a “special place.” Goli |
the love of This one brought a chuckle out of me! No doubt it is the MAN that is snoring. I can see a frustrated woman trying to sleep….with all the ruckus of a train sleeping beside her. She loves him…but, what she wouldn’t do or a good night’s sleep! Kristen |
at the end A young woman frequently visits her alone place, which is a bit of a ways out of the way. It’s not difficult to get to, it only takes effort. This girl enjoys being alone, as is shone by the “beaten path”. She never feels lonely there, only comfortable. JP This is a very relaxing and mysterious haiku, much like one would imagine the sanctuary at the end of the beaten path to be. In my mind, the writer follows a path through the woods, and comes across a small path way under a huge thorn bush that leads him into a relaxing spot in the middle of nature, that no one else knows about. Very calming. John |
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© 2006,
Randy Brooks • Millikin University
All rights returned to authors upon publication.