Global Haiku • Fall 2018 |
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Biography: Naomi Klingbeil is a junior in college at Millikin University with intentions of graduating in December of 2019 with her Bachelor of Arts in Biology. Following graduation she will attend physical therapy school and will eventually obtain her doctorate so she can work as a pediatric physical therapist. Naomi enjoys spending time with her family and friends and would love to go back to Europe someday. |
Timelesss Love by
Timeless love reflects the cycle of falling in and out of love. Yet, we never really fall out of love. This haiku collection follows this cycle and explores the good, the bad, the happy, the sad. These haiku are near and dear to me because they reflect a relationship of my own. They reflect the happiness of falling in love and capture the sadness of growing apart. The love I have experienced in my life is a great motivation feature for my haiku and I feel that it is something that is relatable to all audience members. To whoever comes across this haiku collection, I hope you feel and relate to the happiness while reminiscing on a relationship of your own. I hope you appreciate the feelings associated with loss and falling out of love. But above all, I hope you feel that love is timeless and is capable of lasting forever. Reader's Introdution Naomi is such a sappy person, it makes sense that her best haiku are written about love. In this collection, Naomi really articulated her feelings and knew how to reach for mine, too. My favorite from the collection really speaks volumes on true love—when someone can make you feel special anytime, any place. I love Naomi's haiku and hope she remembers me when she's famous. ~Meghan Whitlock |
backwards cap |
late night |
folding laundry |
your lips |
the happiest i’ve ever been |
even in a room |
listening to old |
record player— |
I felt your hands |
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the summer went |
© 2018, Randy Brooks • Millikin University
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