Global Haiku • Fall 2019
Dr. Randy Brooks

Amethyst Sky

by
Gillian Gernardo

Haiku is a beautiful form of artwork that I never took the time to appreciate until this year. I never really understood it until I realized that each haiku is a cherished moment in time. My haiku come from those small, cherished moments. They are one moment in someone’s story. I feel that each moment in life, no matter how insignificant it feels, is important. You are living and experiencing everything this wonderful world has to offer—that should be celebrated.

About the Author

Gillian Genardo is a sophomore BA Theatre major from Mokena, IL. When she’s not writing haiku, she loves to read and listen to any and every kind of music. She gives her sincerest thanks to her parents and sisters for putting up with her constant barrage of haiku in the form of text messages.

a tetris puzzle
in the pick-up truck 
box on box on box

the chill of late September
I pick the fruit
of Aphrodite

day break
my alarm is
the mourning dove

Mother Nature
sings her song to me
the ballad of the locust

record player
we spin
together

remnants
of last night’s moon
morning coffee

sudden morning rain
I trudge through puddles
without my rain boots

sleepless nights
the moon becomes
my confidant

Herkimer Diamonds
I slip my sandals off
to wade in the river

the prettiest light
in the universe
her smile

he shyly hands her
a stick of chewing gum
kindergarten love

faded square on the wall . . .
I slip your Polaroid
into my pocket

black funeral dress . . .
she still makes tea
for two

green summer dress
the daisy he picked
tucked in her dark hair

alcohol on his breath
again . . .
is his love worth it?

spring breeze
without you
I am limitless

lunar eclipse
our hearts beat
as one

star of wonder
every time
it leads me to you

old diary—
she finds the rose
from their first date

gazing at Orion
you have ensnared
my heart

amethyst sky
one by one
street lamps flicker on