Haiku Attempts 2 names

Global Haiku • Millikin University • Fall 2018

pens in a hand-decorated mug
neat book shelf . . .
how long will that last

large empty room
a piece of chalk
cracked in half

exams cover the desks
people wishing
he would stop tapping his foot

Syllabus Day
flip past Sexual Misconduct
to grades & assessments

wrinkle in time
revelation found
in a once blue moon

fresh tube of mascara
this will be a
beautiful year

long table
little giggles
on only one end

name, major, fun fact
introductions around the room
repeat every class

free nachos and ice cream
tie-dying t-shirts with friends
Millipalooza

watching the clock
counting the seconds
ringing of the bell

dark apartment
loud music
seeps through the ceiling

broken air conditioning
on the top bunk, I realize
heat rises

old faces
I used to know
their smiles

shaky hands
hold marked up papers
callbacks

Friday Night
beer pong and froth
my own little corner

I still see how
you traced my name
on the coffee table

your parking spot
lines faded
now vacant

twinkling lights
laughter
on the patio

double shot of
espresso
sip sip sip

wet toes
tap
through pavement pools

bird cage
open door
a canary sings

twinkly eyes . . .
my favorite
constellation

standing in
for his father . . .
exhale

clammy hands
too cold in here
next in line

concert queen
the band sings and plays
only for her

heart locket
with your picture inside
your heart is always next to mine

december again
mom makes
spaghetti and apple pie

stomach drops
palms sweat
he is in this class

Warrior Princess
hair yanked back
by a ponytail holder

dancing dirty
tight lingerie
with a broken face

bitter cold brew
one eye open
one eye shut

a steam filled shower
i open my eyes
Ah! a spider!

pocketful of sunshine
where will i put
my falling star

hot caramel mocha
burns me
her ruthless words

hair-sprayed curls,
slipped into silk—
ready to let go

Mother Mary statue
one raindrop trickles
down her marble palm

my grandmother's van
she cannot drive
blares brick house

anxious family awaits the phone call
young girl asks
if daddy is coming home

road trip
take it easy by the eagles
i'm sick of corn

apartment reeking
of an event that took place
i was absent

swimming pool drained
i hang up
my towel

snow falls
I draw snowmen
in the window's steam

sick of all the love songs
i can't stop
playing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

working all summer
bank account
empty

a crunch below
tired feet
in the snow

rain taps gently
on my window.
who will i become?

coffee date
with friends
I won’t see for months

the audience
folds its breath
                     with the actor

lips blocked by sandbags
a hurricane grows
inside me

Freeway of Love
pink Cadillacs line up
to pay respect

wilted flowers
next to your photo
one year

busy block party
bubbles float by
i stand alone

street lights reflection
painted on the pavement
summer rain

red hair
matches my sheets
curled into one another

your picture
secured with a yellow tack
watch over me

can't wait any longer
hard-pressed lips
soft against mine

twinkling nativity lights
the plastic pine outstays
its welcome

long hair in knots
consumed
in her thoughts

grand dragon
settles in to bed
i love you mom

thunder clap
raindrops
on his cheeks

a rumble of thunder
the grass sways
rain drop

the sun goes down
over the dead man's home
dinner time

all wrapped up
in a sheet
i go somewhere else

favorite song
from eighth grade
skip

old photograph
grandpa in his dress blues
ready to set sail

retracing the warmth
you left
in my hand

flitter of wings
white
reminisce of my mother

traveling to
a far-off place
I turn another page

sand rolls around
no worries
high tide

© 2018, Randy Brooks • Millikin University
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