Moon Haiku Kukai 06 Favorites
Global Haiku • Millikin University • Fall 2019
harvest moon Randy Brooks Reading this haiku, I imagine a perfectly warm yet crisp night, perhaps at the very beginning of fall. The butterflies are migrating back and the crazed flood of orange comes to a rest when the group finally reaches the pine tree. I would love to see monarch butterflies migrate because nature provides the most simple forms of beauty. This poem makes me want to go outside more. I do not know if my description is scientifically accurate but it shows how I feel. Rebecca Jaffe, Fall 2019 |
moon |
midnight drive Gillian Genardo (5) |
I string the stars Jessi Kreder (14) |
a moon and a half |
at night I find Gillian Genardo This haiku brings me back to a specific memory. Over fall break, I had dinner with my boyfriend' s family for the first time. It went super well and we had a great time. When I was leaving, Ryan, my boyfriend, walked me to my car as he usually does, but this time he stopped before we got to my car. He said, “Look at the moon! You need to write moon haiku this weekend, right?” He remembered such a small detail about my itinerary for the weekend, and that meant the world to me. So we held each other and looked at the moon for a little while before it got too cold to stay outside any longer. It was such a peaceful moment, and this haiku brought me right back. Meghan Hayes, Fall 2019 |
mother moon Cassandra Reed (7) |
Saturn's rings Elizabeth Napier (11) I thought this one was so cute and it made me feel really warm when I read it. The imagery that this haiku elicits is very strong. The use of their language and the way they use the double metaphor of the rings is so cool and that is why I enjoyed this haiku so much. The word “stardust” sticks out to me because it is just such an interesting word and I think it ties the poem together very well. Joel Ochoa, Fall 2019 |
waxing crescent Joel Ochoa (6) |
a woman on the moon |
Alexander Bergland (6) |
light filtering through the leaves Alexander Bergland (5) |
head out the window Elizabeth Napier (8) |
moon, your cold body |
wishing on airplanes Charlize Pate (11) |
late night longing . . . Madeline Wilson (5) |
in the moonlight |
flashlight |
silent moon Michael Hoelting (7) This haiku was special to me, because as an introverted person I usually don’t ask questions to people or speak my mind. I sometimes lose myself in thought about things just staring around. The night sky is a great place to lose yourself in thought about life. I can ask questions that I don’t want to ask people in my life to the moon and it will give me the answer I am looking for. Jon Kuebler, Fall 2019 |
skin illuminated Jessi Kreder (8) |
looking down Meghan Hayes (4) |
champagne supernova Madeline Wilson (10) I really love this poem. I love the song champagne supernova and just the phrase itself is very beautiful. I love comparing people to music too. Music is just this universal language that we can all relate to and understand. Telling someone that a song reminds them of that person can be something so beautiful at times. I picture a person laying on the grass at night, listening to the song champagne supernova, and thinking about that special person. Cassie Read, Fall 2019 This haiku is one of my favorite ones that I've ever read. I especially love the usage of the vocabulary. The idea of a champagne supernova is extremely amazing. I also really love the usage of music within this haiku. I love when Haiku and poetry utilize space and music and combine the two in a beautiful way. And I think this haiku did so in a really great way. When a haiku does such a good job at elevating its prose to this level, I think the author deserves a little pat on the back. John DeAngelo, Fall 2019 |
lunar eclipse Gillian Genardo (8) This haiku appealed to me, because I had never thought about an eclipse compared to love. The idea of the moon and something else being in the same spot is so amazing to think about because it is so rare. Love is also very rare and to think about hearts beating as one just like the moon and planet become one thing during the eclipse is special. Jon Kuebler, Fall 2019 |
quasars and nebulas John DeAngelo (11) I really loved this haiku because of the use of the two big words in the first sentence. It was so cool because I had never heard those words used outside of scientific context. I love the imagery that this author provided in their haiku. The stars are so endless and I love the feeling of this haiku because it seems to capture that essence. It is very well written and it ties together beautifully and that is why it is one of my favorites. Joel Ochoa, Fall 2019 |
gazing at Orion Gillian Genardo (4) |
waxing gibbous Benjamin Kuxmann (7) |
lit by the moon |
ball of cheese John DeAngelo (10) |
night mistress Cassandra Reed (7) |
light disintegrates |
celestial body Maddie Curtin (6) |
crescent moon in the dark night sky Jonathan Kuebler |
autumn breeze |
a challenge to the sun Alexander Bergland (8) This is one of my favorite haikus from kukai 6. I like the fact that the reader can’t tell if it is a person or the moon that is challenging the sun. I also really like the second person point of view because it gives a sense of confidence and security to the reader that they may need. It is a pick-me-up haiku that emits motivation and positive vibes. It also paints a vivid image of the moon being right in the middle of the afternoon sky, still being noticed by anyone who looks up. Jessi Kreder, Fall 2019 I love this haiku. I usually gravitate towards the sad ones because that is who I am as a person, but this one hit me in a special way. My best friend used to tell me that the sun was jealous of how bright I would shine. When I read this haiku, I read it as a direct message from Molly to me. My best friend infiltrated my haiku class to tell me what I needed to hear that day. That is the most beautiful thing about haiku to me—the fact that I can make the haiku into what I need it to be. Madeline Wilson, Fall 2019 |
you are the earth and Madeline Wilson (10) I really liked this haiku because it seemed to me like a pickup line that someone would use. I love the ending line because of the idea of the gravitation from the moon. I just think this is a very clever haiku that I could see actually being used in a practical situation which I thought made the haiku even better. Joel Ochoa, Fall 2019 |
the hunter’s moon Alexander Bergland (3) |
growing up— Madeline Wilson (7)
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yellow moon Meghan Hayes (11) I like to think of the moon looking over the two lovers, happy they finally found each other. People like to say that we' re made of the same thing as stars, and someone once questioned if your soulmate is the person who was made from the same star as you. I like to think maybe the moon was familiar with the star that the two soulmates came from, and maybe she just wants to see the star a little longer. It' s just a cute visual in my head. Maddie Curtin, Fall 2019 In every relationship I’ve been in, the moon was significant. Looking at the moon with someone you love can make a moment a million times more memorable and special. The moon takes the love we have for each other and elevates it. Even when I am not in a relationship, I find beauty in my special connection to the moon. This connection never changes or fades because the moon is always there. Rebecca Jaffe, Fall 2019 This haiku created a cute thought of a young couple sitting under the moon. The way the moon is used in this haiku makes it seem that the moon was very bright and really lighting the area they were in. Therefore, I pictured a young couple sitting under the bright moon, looking up at it and enjoying this aspect of nature. Tori Stuart, fall 2019 |
I shoot for the moon Rebecca Jaffe (7) |
harvest moon |
strawberry moon Randy Brooks (4) |
blue moon Meghan Hayes (8) |
lost in thought Benjamin Kuxmann (12) This poem to me was very calming and relaxing because your mind is going a million miles a minute but something beautiful brings you back in. You could be stressed about so much, but you can always look up at the stars and know that you will be all right. Everyone needs that one thing that calms you down and brings you back to reality, so you are not a giant ball of stressful hormones. Reading this poem over and over I just feel Zen and forget all the problems that I currently must deal with. Michael Hoelting, Fall 2019 I really like the idea of the constellations finding you, it makes it into a two way connection between you and the stars, and instead of the stars making you feel small and insignificant, if they find you there is a connection, and maybe you realize you have a place within the stars. The excitement that comes from a previously forgotten constellation popping out of the sky at you is a simple and pure form of joy. Alex Bergland, Fall 2019 |
to walk among stars |
cool gentle waters Jessi Kreder (7) I really appreciate this haiku because of the great job it does working with imagery. I can clearly picture the pond at nighttime that is perfectly reflecting the starry sky above it. I also like that once the frog leaps into the water, the pond is still peaceful, we don’t get a mention of the ripples in the water. Describing the starry sky as a body rather than just a collection of induvial ones is also provides readers with a great image, making them feel a sense of belonging and comfort. Ben Kuxmann, Fall 2019 |
I miss you Rebecca Jaffe (5) |
lunar craters Benjamin Kuxmann (6) |
crescent moon Randy Brooks (6) |
his constellations Joel Ochoa (14) I absolutely loved Joel’s haiku. I loved both the way it was physically written and the imagery that popped into my head while I was reading it. I loved how the image that the haiku is in is the Little Dipper. I think it is cute, creative, and really helps to invoke imagery when reading this haiku. When I read this haiku, I pictured this young couple. They’re probably in their early twenties. On a summer night, the drag blankets to this large grass meadow. They lay side by side, holding hands, and looking at the stars. Breaking the silence, the boy reaches up to the sky and traces the Little Dipper with his pinky finger so that he can show the girl where it is. Wrapped in each other’s arms, they are happy and content. It’s a really beautiful scene. Gillian Genardo, Fall 2019 I loved how this poem makes the shape of the big dipper. It is really cool to think about a little child learning about the stars and all of the places in the universe for the first time. I can imagine the little boy looking at the star book and then looking to find the constellation from the page in the sky. This haiku is so simple yet so meaningful in its appearance and message. Jon Kuebler, Fall 2019 |
exploding stars Maddie Curtin (6) |
little silver moon Maddie Curtin (6) I love this haiku because I have a necklace with a silver moon on it! I received it from a sister when I ran home to Tri Delta. It reminds me that no matter what, I have an amazing community of sisters who have my back. It is truly the “chain that links.” It sounds cheesy, but it is true. Friends are like the moon, shining bright when you need them. Rebecca Jaffe, Fall 2019 |
© 2019, Randy Brooks • Millikin University
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