Lost Promises

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

Lost Promises

dead flowers
I can’t bring myself
to throw out

GLM

I will never forget
the memories I have of her

AH

the lone florist
is waiting
for me

MDL

a closed sign
I knock, knock, knock

RMB

I wait there
by myself
with only the moon as company

LC

I can see her face
when I close my eyes

MDL

•

tears running
happy memories
remind me why I’m sad

LC

barefoot through
the morning dew

RMB

two buck chuck
wine that she
can afford

MDL

drop by drop
it falls on the floor

KF

blended fruit
poured in the shape of a heart leading to the bedroom

AH

the scent of roses relaxes them immediately

GLM

•

Their bodies
bathed in the lunar night an unbreakable bond

KF

So many promises
in one email

RMB

my arrow hovers
over “Junk”
I click the tiny box

MK

heart pounding
As I read the messages

LSC

I take a break
to look at
the cherry blossoms

BM

Finding my imagination I never knew I had

MKL

• • •