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Global Haiku • Millikin University • January 2019

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eggs hidden in the yard
boys search
in competition

clinched Easter basket
boys search
turn over every stone

Alex Collins

competition day
the boys in search of
the hidden eggs

 

late nights
street lights on
racing home

racing home
late at night
racing home

late night
racing home
under street lights

Tyvon Johnson

racing home
late night
street lights on

 

soccer tryouts
heart pounding like never before
prayers up

soccer tryouts
heart Heavy with prayer
Goal

Christian Zenon

heart pounding like never before
soccer tryouts
prayers up

soccer tryouts
racing to my goal
prayers up

palms sweating
heart pounding
soccer tryouts

continuously
talking to
     the ones that aren’t here

staring at the ceiling
talking to
     the ones that aren’t here

Kailey Lyons

growing up fast
only slowing down
at grandma’s house

growing up fast
slowing down again
at grandma's house

Kailey Lyons

wind
the worst comb
strands all around

awaiting the bus
wind
the worst comb

heavy wind
hair all around
I tighten the hood

heavy wind
toupee flying up
gone forever

Conner Cloney

pain i have
deep down
no-one will ever know

back home
no one will ever know
this deep down pain

lockbox
my pain never
to be seen again

Taron Jones

pain deep down
I have
no-one will ever know

step off the plane
coats hung in the closet
feet in the water

coat put away
warmth of the sun
feet in water

Conner Cloney

off the plane
winter coat hung in the closet
feet on the beach


mothers good morning alarm
pancake bubbles
tired eyes      excited nose

mother's good morning
pancake breakfast
tired eyes      excited nose

Margaret Comerford

mother's alarm
pancake bubbles
tired eyes      excited nose

 


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