wedding proposal
on the jumbo-tron
goes wrong

Blaine Buente

kiss cam
at the hockey game
a couple hugs

Blaine Buente

crowded music hall;
the only available seat
next to me

Lexi DeSollar

they said
she would say yes
they said

TJ Holmes

kiss cam
at the hockey game
a couple hugs

crowded music hall;
the only available seat
next to me

kiss cam
at the hockey game
a couple hugs

top quarter champion

TOP half Chamption

kiss cam
at the hockey game
a couple hugs

bottom quarter champion

hopping out of the pool
without
my trunks

hopping out of the pool
without
my trunks

the girl of my dreams
sitting next to me—
flatulence

hopping out of the pool
without
my trunks

TJ Holmes

doctor’s office—
he asks if I’m
sexually active

Orphan Annie

the girl of my dreams
sitting next to me—
flatulence

Dillon Damarin

horrible towel
hanging up
i use it anyways

Alex Brase

TOP half champion

kiss cam
at the hockey game
a couple hugs

CHAMPION

kiss cam
at the hockey game
a couple hugs
 

dad’s text
to my mother—
wish I hadn’t looked

BOTTOM half champion

kissing her on my bed . . .
my father
clears his throat

Adam Falasz

dad’s text
to my mother—
wish I hadn’t looked

Adam Falasz

mom and dad
keep telling HIM
my childhood stories

Jackie Dumitrescu

the dirty joke
was not appreciated
family Chirstmas

Alex Brase

dad’s text
to my mother—
wish I hadn’t looked

mom and dad
keep telling HIM
my childhood stories

dad’s text
to my mother—
wish I hadn’t looked

top quarter champion

BOTTOM half champion

dad’s text
to my mother—
wish I hadn’t looked

bottom quarter champion

recess with the cool kids
mom brings me
my forgotten lunch

recess with the cool kids
mom brings me
my forgotten lunch

leaving the classroom
quickly
we're caught at the door

recess with the cool kids
mom brings me
my forgotten lunch

Kort Branscome

looking through
the locked car's window
I see my keys

Aaron Fleming

Bible Study
turns to all-nighter
. . . oops

Debbie Vogel

leaving the classroom
quickly
we're caught at the door

Jenna Farquhar

wedding proposal
on the jumbo-tron
goes wrong

Blaine Buente

kiss cam
at the hockey game
a couple hugs

Blaine Buente

crowded music hall;
the only available seat
next to me

Lexi DeSollar

they said
she would say yes
they said

TJ Holmes

This matched pair is incredibly similar. Both haikus deal with sporting events. Both deal with the jumbo-tron at a sporting event. And both are incredibly awkward moments. The hockey game seems to be in the premature stages of the relationship. Whereas, the wedding proposal, seems to be at the end of the relationship. Kort

hopping out of the pool
without
my trunks

TJ Holmes

doctor’s office—
he asks if I’m
sexually active

Orphan Annie

the girl of my dreams
sitting next to me—
flatulence

Dillon Damarin

horrible towel
hanging up
i use it anyways

Alex Brase

kissing her on my bed . . .
my father
clears his throat

Adam Falasz

dad’s text
to my mother—
wish I hadn’t looked

Adam Falasz

mom and dad
keep telling HIM
my childhood stories

Jackie Dumitrescu

the dirty joke
was not appreciated
family Chirstmas

Alex Brase

This pair from Matching Kukai 5 was probably my favorite. Both of them create an image of a time when one or both parents made you feel embarrassed , which in most cases, we feel like they always embarrass us but in these two instances, they are very embarrassing. What I found rather funny was that in the first, the father is pretty much telling the son, “No don’t kiss her,” just by clearing his throat, while in the second one, dad is the one being gross and all mushy-mushy. I won’t read into what the text may have been, but it must be something romantic and lovey-dovey. So the two haiku have a lot in common with dad being embarrassing, but there is also some great contrast between the two. Jackie

kiss cam
at the hockey game
a couple hugs

dad’s text
to my mother—
wish I hadn’t looked

dad’s text
to my mother
wish I hadn’t looked

mom and dad
keep telling HIM
my childhood stories

Despite one of my haiku being in this match, I really liked the other one as well. Of course I thought my haiku was better, haha, but if I liked both of them because they had a great sense of humor. I thought of my haiku because I have seen this instance at many hockey games that I have been to. Sometimes the publicity of the kiss cam just scares people away. Thankfully, I have not experienced the second haiku and nor do I wish to experience it. For the select few that have, I feel sorry for them. I really liked this haiku. I thought that it was pretty neat that my two favorite haiku from Matching Contest 5 both made it to the Championship Match! Blaine

These were my favorite haiku from the Matching Contest 5. They are both pretty similar with parents being embarrassing somehow and I think both of them are pretty relatable. Neither of these have ever actually happened to me, but I could see them happening. I like the second one better than the first one because it’s not just embarrassing to the three of you, but to an outsider as well and they are seeing how awkward your parents can be. The first one, you can put down the phone and pretend you never looked. The second one, you try to hint at your parents to stop talking, but it’s like they want to embarrass you and just continue to tell stories. Heather

recess with the cool kids
mom brings me
my forgotten lunch

Kort Branscome

looking through
the locked car's window
I see my keys

Aaron Fleming

Bible Study
turns to all-nighter
. . . oops

Debbie Vogel

leaving the classroom
quickly
we're caught at the door

Jenna Farquhar