Hawkeye Haiku Contest Past Winners
2024 Hawkeye Haiku Contest Winners
Grades 3 & 4
Family Tree
Roots, support us all.
Trunk, strong bond holds together
Branches, spread and reach.
- Maeve L., 91桃色
Grades 5 & 6
Entwined like tree roots
A strong unbreakable bond
Together we thrive
- Jasper H., 91桃色
Grades 7 & 8
Eomma gave me food
Scalding, warm, what I yearned for
Eaten as she watched
- Louis K., New Jersey
Grades 9鈥�12
Surrounded by those
People with whom I belong
Love runs deep and free
- Maggie V., 91桃色
Adult, University of 91桃色 Alumni
Blended, grateful, love.
Full of laughter, creating
lasting memories.
- Sam Hellberg (10BA), 91桃色
Adult, Friend of the University
I believe somewhere
Mother is searching for me
Blood that matches hers
- Sara Salansky, Colorado
2023 Hawkeye Haiku Contest Winners
Grades 3 & 4
Ants work together
Just like the sun and the moon
Working day and night
- Elise S., 91桃色
Grades 5 & 6
In nature鈥檚 embrace,
We find solace, love, and peace.
Together, we thrive.
- 鈥淣ature鈥� by Emily D., 91桃色
Grades 7 & 8
Resolve our conflicts
Be kind, always maintain the
Hawkeye state of mind
- Eva K., 91桃色
Grades 9鈥�12
Laughter warms cold night,
cider sipped, memories shared
Giving thanks with friends
- Edith D., 91桃色
Adult, University of 91桃色 Alumni
New life, uncertain.
Eyes closed, we dive in head first
as one, together.
- Angela Sewalson (19BLS), 91桃色
Adult, Non-University of 91桃色 Alumni
walking to breakfast
air sweet with beach rose and pine
his hand brushes mine
- Susan Dines, Pennsylvania
2022 Hawkeye Haiku Contest Winners
Grades 3 & 4
Streets filled with people
happiness every new year
a fresh year awaits
William B., 91桃色
Grades 5 & 6
Small spark soars skyward
Color blossoms through twilight
Snowflakes flutter down
Emma Y., 91桃色
Grades 7 & 8
Sparklers fizzle as
minute and hour hands meet,
lighting a new night
Emma H., 91桃色
Grades 9鈥�12
Lights flash, children laugh
All swear by resolutions
All remains the same
Elijah L., 91桃色
Adult
Our laugh lines deeper,
We celebrate the gray hair.
Signs of a year lived.
Samantha Swartz (18BS), 91桃色
2021 Hawkeye Haiku Contest Winners
Grades 3&4
Arctic Fox
The snow shines bright white
An ear pops up, then a tail
Gone in a flurry
Emma Y., 91桃色
Grades 5&6
Fall lays down to sleep
The tree branches bare of leaves
Winter awakens..
Owen H., 91桃色
Grades 7&8
Winter
Bare, shivering trees
Dark clouds gather; north wind blows
Everything bathed white
Jonathan W., 91桃色
Grades 9鈥�12
Look. Past the chill find
Portals of light through dark days 鈥�
Windows in winter.
Maya M., California
Adult
darkness comes early
snow sifts through halos of light
home and hearth beckon
Cheryl Lindo (94MA)
2020 Hawkeye Haiku Contest Winners
3rd-4th grades: Oceana Z., 91桃色
Leaves turning bright red,
Drifting their way to the grass,
Trees saying goodbye.
5-6th grades: Lillian H., 91桃色
Swaying is the breeze,
summer hands over her crown,
succumbing to fall.
7-8th grades: Eleanor S., Minnesota
From windswept tree tops
Leaves of solemn silence fall
Autumn sheds its tears
9-12th grades: Mishka M., 91桃色
They say it is "fall"
Leaves fall down but for new lives
I say it is "rise"
Adult: Lindsey Moore (03BA)
Crisp air bites the nose,
Crunchy leaves beneath cold toes.
Fall hues warm the soul.