Student haiku winners
Wasatch Journal’s latest photo essay, “Wildlife with Haiku,” (Winter 2009, pg. 84) pairs spectacular wildlife with verse. These K-12 students tackle wildlife and nature in their haikus, but they also wax poetic about everything from ghosts to sufi. The following poems are the winning entries from the SLCC Community Writing Center Haiku Contest in fall 2007. The contest was held in conjunction with the Community Writing Center’s annual fundraiser at the Art Barn in Salt Lake City.
Level I: K-3rd grade
First Place: Izzy S.
The mountains were gray
And the trees a dark color
from last hours rain
Honorable Mention: Ben A.
a cat was sleeping
on a big gray solid rock
peaceful and quiet.
Honorable Mention: Benjamin F.
In the dark jungle
The sun comes through the clearing
And the lion roars
Level II: 4th - 6th grade
First Place: Ben H.
Knight’s with swords attack,
catapults sling their rubble.
A war has begun
Archers shoot their arrows,
the enemy is dead now.
A war has been won.
Honorable Mention: Tristan B.
Thunder is booming
The mournful sky is crying
its tears feed the earth
Honorable Mention: Jaimey T.
Starlight
Dark blankets the sky
A million stars sparkle bright
Their glow lights the world.
Level III: 7th - 8th grade
First Place: Cole B.
Lightning
Lighting is a lie,
as it builds up inside,
it destroys itself
Honorable Mention: Adriane K.
Floating above us,
Eating words not yet spoken--
invisible ghosts.
Honorable Mention: Olivia K.
Squirrels
chattering squirrels
storing nuts in the giant trees
you nutty squirrels
Level IV: 9th - 12th grade
First Place: Zephanie H.
Sufi
Rich colored dresses
Whirl, twirl, not quite towards heaven
Sound of shaking beads
Honorable Mention: Penny V.
Russet leaves softly falling
Bright eyes widely smiling
Tender lovers gaze
For information on this contest, call the
SLCC Community Writing Center at
(801) 957-4992.
