drive then reverse
again and again
I’m still stuck

Shannon Hackl

white haze
unable to see
the car in front of me

Brittney Gillespie

icy wind
stings my face
classroom miles away

Alya Saqer

early morning
snow to my knees
empty classroom

Phil Koberlein

drive then reverse
again and again
I’m still stuck

early morning
snow to my knees
empty classroom

top quarter champion

early morning
snow to my knees
empty classroom

top half champion

early morning
snow to my knees
empty classroom

bottom quarter champion

snowed in
two days      waiting
for the snowplow

racing home
in the snow
to call you

snowed in
two days      waiting
for the snowplow

blowing winds
steady the resolve
of my love

Philip Jones

racing home
in the snow
to call you

Joan Tirado

burning ears
chaffed lips
snow removal from heart

Jay Johnson

snowed in
two days      waiting
for the snowplow

Cindie Zelhart

top half champion

early morning
snow to my knees
empty classroom

champion

winter wonderland . . .
he tackles her
into the snow drift

bottom half champion

winter wonderland . . .
he tackles her
into the snow drift

ambush
the neighbor kids
snowball fight

Lindsey Jones

 
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Amy Hoffstetter

untouched snow
she falls straight back
to create a perfect snow angel

Jenna Pelej

one mitten missing
rolled into
the snowman's head

Lizabeth Hare

ambush
the neighbor kids
snowball fight

untouched snow
she falls straight back
to create a perfect snow angel

top quarter champion

untouched snow
she falls straight back
to create a perfect snow angel

bottom half champion

winter wonderland . . .
he tackles her
into the snow drift

bottom quarter champion

winter wonderland . . .
he tackles her
into the snow drift

winter wonderland . . .
he tackles her
into the snow drift

look I can stand
on top of the snow
oops

Sarah VanderZee

little red sled
crashes into the snow bank
belly laughs

Whitney Minor

winter wonderland
I’m stuck inside
Do I have to shovel?

Lorin Glazer

winter wonderland . . .
he tackles her
into the snow drift

Rachel Morrison

icy wind
stings my face
classroom miles away

early morning
snow to my knees
empty classroom

little red sled
crashes into the snow bank
belly laughs

I chose these 2 haiku to compare because they both discuss the pain and struggle of walking to class in a snowstorm. They both use the word classroom, but they differ because one talks about icy wind and the other talks about the snow. Both haiku also include strong seasonal elements. I liked both of these haiku because they both put you in the moment. You can feel the icy wind hitting your face and almost feel the reader question if they really are going to walk the whole way to class, or if they are going to turn around and go to bed. The second one brings you to the struggle of walking through huge snow drifts and feeling the snow seep into your jeans and boots. You can also feel the author’s bitterness as they get all the way to class just to find it empty because class had been cancelled. Jenna

Let’s be honest, sledding is the most fun a kid can have yet he can do it so very little in a lifetime unless he lives in the tundra. You zoom down the hill with lightening speed and inevitably crash but you really don’t care at all. You just laugh, and it’s the guttural laugh that gives are abdominals that aching feeling and that lump in the back of your throat. Repeat. Keith

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winter wonderland…
he tackles her
into snow drift

These two proved to be a difficult decision both proved to be humorous situations that I wouldn’t want to be in. Although of the two the winter wonderland is more beneficial for my wellbeing…*well maybe not in the aftermath* haha…ultimately I choose the winter wonderland cause it’s goofy and it’s something I could see myself doing. Jay