Cinquains
Collaborative Cinquains on Drafts
Surreal illustration of an open book with aged pages exploding outward into fragments against a flat blue background, as if the contents are bursting free into space.
Torn from the Spine

So long
Torn from the spine
Watch cast-off words tumble
Over our teeth, stained by wine
Obscure.

Authors: Brigett Owens, Miles Lewandowski, Karen Shea, Alex Hayward, Cullen Browell
Dynamic comic-style illustration of a man diving toward a large golden trophy on a track in a stadium, with dramatic speed lines and a cheering crowd in the background.
Disappointing

Game on!
We’re here to win
First round drafts disappoint.
To lose it now would be a sin.
Boo-Yah!

Authors: Olive, Henry Krasnow, Susan Gabert, Paul Karofsky, Clarke Brownell
Poetic illustration of two silhouetted human profiles formed from a flurry of blue-green leaves blowing apart in opposite directions, with a bare tree and small figures beneath on a yellow background.
Zephyrs

Zephyrs.
Tree top lovers
Weaving, grieving, leaving
Tired roots first sigh— and then let go
Soaring.

Authors: Librarian, Mark Rubin, Elizabeth Delgass, Ashley D’Souza, Bianca Bedugno
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