As we of the beloved Northeast frolic in October, we don our cozy sweaters, sip warm apple cider, and wax poetic over the crisp autumnal wind that has come to replace the soft zephyrs of summer. In a few months, we’ll move on to humping the Christmas leg for all its sentimental worth, but for now we’re all mesmerized by the powerful spell of fall. The Rutgers Review would now like to present a collection of haikus to celebrate this season of temporary insanity and to thank God for the gift of five syllables that is a “pumpkin spice latte.”
Autumn is coming!
Sakai now has assignments
Football season starts
–Boris Kaa
Mmm…leaves so crispy
It makes me think of bacon
Crispy bacon leaves
–Julia Terranova
This year will be calm
If we’re lucky, we’ll get snow
Wishful thinking much?
–Boris Kaa
Leaves are falling down
It used to be warm outside
But now it is not
–Becky Burlak
Trees will lose their leaves
Those leaves will be ignited
Ignitions smell bad 🙁
–Boris Kaa
PUMPKIN SPICE LATTE
ALL I EVER WEAR ARE SCARVES
THE FALL LEAVES ARE BAE
–Sydney Powell
Scarf, boots, yoga pants
Sip your pumpkin spice latte
Life has no meaning
–Julia Terranova
It is boot season
Away with sandals, flip flops
Hello leg warmers
–Becky Burlak
Realization
Now the summer is over
And my life goes on
–Charles Gare
Finally this year
I’ll finish a whole chapstick.
Take that foul Whirlpool®.
–Anonymous