Hawkeye Haiku Contest Past Winners
2023 Hawkeye Haiku Contest Winners
Grades 3 & 4
Ants work together
Just like the sun and the moon
Working day and night
- Elise S., Iowa
Grades 5 & 6
In nature’s embrace,
We find solace, love, and peace.
Together, we thrive.
- “Nature” by Emily D., Iowa
Grades 7 & 8
Resolve our conflicts
Be kind, always maintain the
Hawkeye state of mind
- Eva K., Iowa
Grades 9–12
Laughter warms cold night,
cider sipped, memories shared
Giving thanks with friends
- Edith D., Iowa
Adult, University of Iowa Alumni
New life, uncertain.
Eyes closed, we dive in head first
as one, together.
- Angela Sewalson (19BLS), Iowa
Adult, Non-University of Iowa 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., Iowa
Grades 5 & 6
Small spark soars skyward
Color blossoms through twilight
Snowflakes flutter down
Emma Y., Iowa
Grades 7 & 8
Sparklers fizzle as
minute and hour hands meet,
lighting a new night
Emma H., Iowa
Grades 9–12
Lights flash, children laugh
All swear by resolutions
All remains the same
Elijah L., Iowa
Adult
Our laugh lines deeper,
We celebrate the gray hair.
Signs of a year lived.
Samantha Swartz (18BS), Iowa
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., Iowa
Grades 5&6
Fall lays down to sleep
The tree branches bare of leaves
Winter awakens..
Owen H., Iowa
Grades 7&8
Winter
Bare, shivering trees
Dark clouds gather; north wind blows
Everything bathed white
Jonathan W., Iowa
Grades 9–12
Look. Past the chill find
Portals of light through dark days –
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., Iowa
Leaves turning bright red,
Drifting their way to the grass,
Trees saying goodbye.
5-6th grades: Lillian H., Iowa
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., Iowa
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.