Global Haiku • Fall 2017
Dr. Randy Brooks

After the Rain

by
Madeline Delano

Haiku has been an ever changing exploration throughout this semester. To begin, I thought that my favorite haiku to read would be the ones that were deep and had an intricate meaning, but the ones that mean the most to me now are the ones that made me laugh and I remember the laughter more than pondering meaning. On the contrary, the favorite haiku that I wrote were in fact the vague ones that meant a lot to me. Often times they did not translate to a wider meaning for the class, however, just the act of writing haiku that meant a lot to me was therapeutic. Through haiku, I have learned a lot about myself.

flowers
on the casket
You’re gonna go far, kid

corn on either side
I wanna see
the ocean

driver’s seat
he hums
to my song

pigtails
she runs through the yard
and face plants

after the rain
the pavement mimics
the sky

a bowl of salsa
my chip
breaks in half

the lake
at sunset
an acoustic song

I see God
every time
you smile

just a t-shirt
in December
global warming?

ocean breeze
Delano written in cement
on a hill looking over the beach

twinkling lights
make the room glow
broken bulb

the print on her shirt
checkers
I used to play with papa

pulling at the thread
on my jeans
Mondays

a grimy penny
heads up
good luck

he brushes
the hair from my face
missed kiss

halfway through
the movie
he stretches his arms