Haiku 2020
Sidewalks to feature Haiku soon
April 7 , 2020 Rock Hill
Congratulations to 16 students from Rock Hill high schools whose Haiku poetry will appear on downtown sidewalks for National Poetry Month in April.
Seventeen poems were selected from 48 entries and will be stenciled on sidewalks along Main Street, Elk Avenue, Trade Street Walkway, and Cotton and Commerce alleys as soon as possible.
Special thanks to the Rock Hill School District and the Arts Council of York County for assisting WAI with the project.
Also in April, pizza boxes at Little Caesars, Mario’s Pizza, Papa John’s, and Papa Murphy’s, all in Rock Hill, will feature Haiku written by four students from last year's contest. The Poetry and Pizza project is sponsored by the Rock Hill Poet Laureate Committee and includes poetry by Andrea J'nai Gordon, Spencer Hall, Logan Hilton and Sydney Westphal.
Winners are:
1. Ella Norris/9th/NWHS
I saw three seagulls
Flying with the ocean breeze
Together and free
2. Grace Potter/9th/NWHS
The beach is calming
The sand slides under my toes
The waves are soothing
3. Grace Arwood/11th/RHHS
Grayed paths pave firm hope
That even endings bear joy
Despite draining doubts
4. Isaac Dix/10th/RHHS
In reality,
Among the thoughts we create,
We are minuscule.
5. Jamie Hill/9th/RHHS
Time is relentless
Racing us towards our fate
Gifting all we have
6. Alley Pridmore/11th/RHHS
You’re a butterfly
Molded from your past and grit
To a strong beauty.
7. Tyana Vongsay/11th/RHHS
pass the Calories
fulfilling both Health and Heart
I’ll worry elsewhere
8. Alexis Walker11th/RHHS
End of a Chapter
Closing of a book, but wait-
Nothing is over
9. Alexandra Waterhouse/10th/RHHS
Rain hits the window
A comforting sound to me,
It clears for new days.
10. Kesli Horn/12th/SPHS
When the nation calls,
Goodbyes do not come easy.
Our love still stands here.
11. Alex Atkins/12th/SPHS
Beautiful nighttime
A yellow, bright moon whispers
Enjoying the stars
12. Angie Aroche/10th/SPHS
Leaves were gold and brown,
Trees were left bare and broken,
Nature all around.
13. Maliik Cooper/12th/SPHS
The flawless blue sky
Stretching to eternity
Overseeing all
14. Eric St. Clair/12th/SPHS
Clear water flowing
It pours from the mountain top
Nurturing new life
15. Eric St. Clair/12th/SPHS
Sunbeams burst forward
Light encircles the hilltops
The sky warms us all
16. Reagan Ware/10th/SPHS
clear skies and warm sun,
fill the atmosphere and mood
everything brings peace
17. Nevada Lane/11th/SPHS
Beginning and end
But there’s always in between
So make sure it counts
Sydney Westpal, one of last year's Haiku winners, encourages you to enjoy Poetry and Pizza!
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