Global Haiku • June 2020
Dr. Randy Brooks

Lemon Shake Up: A Haiku Collection

by
Robin Hodge

I am extremely thankful for this class. I get back up every time I fall down in life. I am unstoppable. I will succeed. I used to write poetry while I was growing up. I have been able to revisit that part of m,e and I am eternally grateful for that. I know I have talent and enjoy it very much. While learning to write Haiku, I have been free to express myself in numerous ways. I have tapped into being positive, fed-up, disgusted, funny, blah, depressed, sinking, moody, angry at the World, depressed, inspired, motivated, cold, hot, genuine, and even the DARKNESS has creeped out in some of my Haiku. I love that. I want to THANK YOU SO MUCH for this class.

lemon
shake up
and walk all day

peace
only achieved
in a hot shower

petals unfolding
the dying rose
on her grave

he is perfect
he is mine
dirty socks

walking into Caseys
picking candy and snacks
card denied

the storms
will come
get used to it

silent snowflakes
going door to door
helping neighbors

Jones sodas
Mom says no more
sneakily opening the fridge

pizza pringle fingers
we lie on the boat laughing
together

fishing pole bends
reeling something in
a rusty beer can

sitting in pew listening
like I was told
tug on my long braid

so sweet
I lick
the bowl again

peeling
off the shellac
whatever

rowing by
rowing by
say hello to my dream home

break ups
are hard
all day in the pool

getting ahead
one payment at a time
flat tire

lift me up
in prayer
and pass me another beer

little boy
and his French fries
a day with Mommy