Following Moonbeams

by

Global Haiku Traditions, 2017

AH = Alex Herrera
AP = Alexander Pratt
AT = Austin Taylor
BM = Benjamin Maynard
GLM = Georgia Martindale
KF = Kalli Farmer
LSC = Lane Casper
LC = Lucas Chatterton
MD = Maya Dougherty
MDL = Madeline Delano
MKL = Mia Klek
MK = Masha Kostic
MM = Mackenzie Martin
RMB = Randy Brooks
TD = Trey DeLuna

Following Moonbeams

school's out
a boy follows his dog
into the woods

RMB

ready for
summertime adventure

LC

he disappears
into a den
endless exploring

MK

a distant echo
or dripping water

MD

deep in the cave
following the moonbeams
to an opening

LSC

bats flutter away
as I screech

AT

•

lost in
the dark caverns
of my mind

LSC

a knock on the door
the peaceful stillness shattered

MD

the door creaks opejn
a few leaves
rustle on the porch

MK

nobody there
a package on the step

LC

under the porch
a chipmunk chews
a toenail

RMB

red flag
the mail is here

MDL

•

flag waits patiently
its rust soaks
in silver moonlight

MK

somewhere
a college student cries

LSC

buried under the weight
of a smester's worth
of papers

BM

teachers pile on work
at the semester's end

TD

the children laugh
trying to eat
the cherry blossoms

MM

I watch little ones play
as my parents did with me

AH

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