Oberlin

Many thanks to everyone who submitted a haiku!

Where is the winter
It is 69 degrees
Give me snow snow snow
Luke Burns '16

it is not here yet
but i know it will come soon
falling in dark drifts
Karalyn Grimes '16

Oh, West Side Market's
most violent parking lot,
somehow ... I miss you.
Seán Hanson '11

lights of tall buildings
no longer blocked by fall leaves
reflect on the pond
Funny Dolphin '12

Albino squirrel
tramping through Tappan Square, Or
just snow covered?
Erin Herlihy '97

My toes. They are cold.
Where did I put my shoes? Right,
Obies don't need them.
Ma'ayan Plaut '10

The winds in the trees
are bitter and sorrowful.
I retreat from them.
Marta Robertson '11

Microwave cocoa.
Loud Baldwin radiators
Snow on Tappan Square
Alice Shin Hopkins '93

one day seventy
the next day: forty below
it keeps us guessing
Mike Zellers

Short days and long nights
Cold walks to cat in the cream
Drives to Wellington ;)
Patrick Hall '00

Ride a bicycle
until the path's an icicle
then stay home instead.
Adina Langer '06

white, soft, gleaming bright
snow falls, quiet, covers all
glad it's winter term
Marsha Lynn Bragg

When the squirrels match
the color of snowflakes
Frosty Oberlin!
Kristina Deckert

endless bagels and
ramen. Huddled in my bed
O, when will it end?
Liv Combe '12

It's February
It's Oberlin and it is
Very slushtastic.
Jeff Hagan '86

Oberlin winter:
Snow brings forth the albino
squirrels' camouflage.
Ben Jones '96

November thirty
Fifty degrees Fahrenheit
No snow, Ohio?
Tess Yanisch '13

early morning fog
traffic light in the distance
man walking, head down
Kathy Abromeit

when florida weather
hits the ohio winter
eerie christmas time
Nancy Roane '15

In Fairkid, there are
No tomatoes in winter
Watch out for scurvy
Fairkid Co-op

"Bad snowstorms," they said.
"Seven feet of snow," they said.
I am underwhelmed.
E.S. '14

Naked snow angels,
Co-op kitchen hot cocoa
Lets eat sriracha.
Samantha Sterman '13

Ha ha ha ha ha
New Yorkers, Californians
driving in the snow
Colin Koffel '08

Snow and darkness fall
Holed up here for winter term
Mostly in my room
Lauren Jacobs '00

my once full coffee
lends a mocking, fleeting warmth.
my fingers are cold.
Funny Dolphin '12

gray hits Oberlin
the sun vanishes for months
even the squirrels are ghosts
a k '06

What other uses
are there for dining hall trays?
Sled Mount Oberlin!
Paul Haebig '88

The snow falling down on
Peters. James McBride is my
writt'n inspiration.
Ma'ayan Plaut '10

Winter for Obies
snow snow snow snow snow snow snow
Sounds like a good time
Daniel Schloss '07

Oberlin winter ~
Flakes falling on Tappan Square
In soft light, dancing
Bill Perkins '76

Winter wonderland:
snow, lights, hot chocolate, love.
Also, I hate ice.
Ida Hoequist '14

snow flaked hippies make
angels with birkenstocked feet;
on looks a pale squirrel
Marina Kifferstein '11

As the snowfall comes,
white squirrels disappear like
Oberlin magic.
Kristian Campana

Dangerous Winter
Here in the Obe; watch your feet
Don't step on a squirrel
Jackson Bierfeldt

mostly, the silence
only punctured by crunching
of boots on wet snow
David Tisel '13

steam from our bodies
rises into the spruce air.
a cold, morning run.
Funny Dolphin '12

Sparkling sidewalks
Concert over, off to blues
Dancing in the snow
Kaitlyn Price '13

Oberlin winter
a good time for skipping town
winter term, don't stay.
Jared Pickard '06

it seems magical
fueling the snow-covered mound
compost alchemy
Kathy Abromeit

OH MAN, taco night
used to rival pizza night
four Fridays each year
Seán Hanson '11

riding through the snow
in a one horse open sleigh—
kidding! there's no snow.
Josh Harlow '16

Let's go eat outside
Snow falling on our tofu
College life #YOLO
Fairkid Co-op

Tappan is strange now,
Absent of frisbee games, squirrels,
Suddenly - snowballs.
Madeline Geitz

Leaves crippled by frost.
Senescent mornings brightened
by Tappan my toes.
Emerson French '12

Winter is trouble
For a college so naked
So often. So cold.
Jeff Hagan '86

Oberlin lovers
come to me in the winter;
it's cuddle weather.
Ida Hoequist '14

Heated discussions,
cold air. Enthusiastic,
steamy. Tea and breaths.
Ma'ayan Plaut '10

Lots and lots of tea
because it's really cold out
Lots and lots of tea
Genevieve Senechal '14

Flee the leaden sky
Pause in Kettering's reprieve
There goes barefoot guy
Meg Kontrabecki-Jones '96

Winter is coming.
Hey, those would make good Arc Words.
I should write that down...
E. S. '14

It's December now
I mean, I like warmth and all
but where's the damn snow?!
E. S. '14

cold, cold, cold, cold, my
walk home. rush in, close the door.
the heat isn't on.
E. S. '14

I keep on slipping,
slipping, slipping into the
snow on ice on brick.
Brea Carlson '03

during the snowfall
seasonably warm and wet
nothing seems real then.
Dana Fang '16

A big puffy coat
in forty degree weather
must be from Cali
Ness Smith-Savedoff '14

really i have to
stop writing this damn poem
and write my paper
Kevin Messinger '15

Good thing I saw my
First white squirrel in Tappan
Camouflage? Not yet
Lydia Schalch '16

Procrastination
it's how we justify the
non-gendered snow peeps.
Ma'ayan Plaut '10

Bitter cold and snow
can't bike, no car, have to walk
I'm not used to this
Mary Ellen Goree

Rows of corn stubble
Vanish in the near horizon;
Bleak, bright haze of snow.
John Congdon '90

Where is all the snow?
Ah yes. It comes in April.
Why, Ohio, why?
Kaitlyn Price '13

i can see my breath.
haaaah onto the car window.
a finger traced heart.
Funny Dolphin '12

he flat white snow sky
sets a bitter wind blowing
down through the stick trees
Sophia Fast '16

Winter term ended,
renovated Talcott Hall
bears no warmth for us.
Brian Cole '90

Oh golly. All I
want is snow. 50s today.
Eep. Global warming.
Ma'ayan Plaut '10

Winter: the one time
Out of the entire year
When we're not barefoot.
Kristian Campana

Sugared footsteps crunch
across slick floors, wet shadows
of a winter's walk
Erin Shiba '02

Middle of the night
Winter term ramen noodles
While ice melts off boots
Elana Gartner Golden '98

white snow and gray skies
red scarf lost on Tappan Square
soon to be reclaimed
Danielle Young

Wanted to go out
Checked the weather forecast and
Stayed in bed instead
Dara Lehrer '16

twilight on tappan
snowy white powder - soft, mute
albino squirrels leap
Bonnie Cheng

How do I haiku
They are not well suited to
The english language
Kira Fath '13

Sun peeking through clouds
Seventy degree weather
Waiting for the snow
Karli Anderson '15

In each production,
the inevitable: your
cast members hook up
Erin Shiba '02

She treads so lightly
A snowy winter angel
Flying over Tappan
Nat Hedges-Goettl '15

Cold, grey winter skies
Oberlin students come in
Cuddles and friends wait
Amelia Durham '16

When it snowed last year,
I made a six-necked hydra
In front of South Hall.
Micaela Owens '15

Please dress in layers
They say, but it's Oberlin
We do that always.
Jeff Hagan '86

i can see my breath.
haaaah onto the car window.
a finger traced heart.
Funny Dolphin '12

Under hat and coat,
summer scarf tied over face.
Air too cold to breathe!
Jane Kanestrom '83

Winter is coming
Oh wait, you already knew
That - this is Ohio.
Aaron Kozloff '13

Oberlin is sad
When the sky is dark and rains
Winter's frozen tears
Molly Murphy '15

Fluffy flakes of snow;
Floating puffs of crystal joy.
Piles of drek in March.
Shawn Charton '97

A mind of winter
Recalls a bundled walk to
Mudd with wistful warmth.
Will Mason '10

We learn each other's
bodies to the gurgle of
radiator throb
Erin Shiba '02

light glows from Finney
music leaks out of Fairchild
senses satisfied
Danielle Young

small apocalypse
everyone has gone silent
a good time to drink
Hana Jimenez '13

Falsetto Christmas
Buffoonery, revelry
Cheering weary minds.
Penny Hurley

Step outside Barrows
walk to Agave hurts face.
Damn this wind is cold.
Anna Ernst '10

The albino squirrels
Blend into the snow nicely
Good luck seeing one.
Maggie Bussard '16

Snow, sleet, rain, or fog
Oberlin rocks all. Con, Sco
Town, best all around.
Yvonne Fowler

snowdrifts three feet deep;
no classes. In Wllder Bowl,
runners -- stark naked!
Nick Jones

Trudging through the snow
I should've worn warmer socks
oh god it's April
Jack Hoehn '14

afternoon light wanes.
black branches and silver skies,
tracks fade into gray.
Thomas Rathe '14

Watching the Shining
in Asia House, Winter term
seemed like a good idea...
Meg Brown '06

When you eat local
Winter can be a tough time
Potatoes again?
Fairkid Co-op