PACE Global Haiku • April 2007 Dr. Randy Brooks

Kecia Jackson

Let’s Not Regret Life by Kecia Wilson-Jackson I choose the theme of let’s not regret life for several reasons. First of all before coming to this class I had never heard of Haiku. Secondly and most important I gain a new perspective on poetry. The experience has enlightened my life in a profound manner. It has given me the opportunity to acknowledge and reminiscence on some wonderful memories in my life. We all have various experiences with life whether good or bad, through this process I have discovered the joy of remembering the good times and the bad times in life with a different perspective. I have learned to appreciate the bad times as life experiences for healing the wounds we carry so deeply in our life hidden away. Participating in Haiku has given me the opportunity to reflect on memories of my life which seem small and unimportant at times, but through the last few weeks the memories have gained a new prospective of appreciation for me. I have learned to cherish every moment no matter how small or insignificant it may seem. Reading the works of various poets has conjured up a lot of memories placed on the back burner of my thoughts. I have begun to see the significance of each memory and the role it has in shaping me to be the individual I am today. The rengay I have choose to depict an aspect of my life is a path my life has taken for whatever reason, but I am thankful to have shared the path with some wonderful individuals and I thank them for being a part of my life.

broken heart lies still the trash is full of snapshots good by fantasies ♥

Saturday morning children and dad giggling in the kitchen ♥

Rengay summer heat beating down on my skin the warmth of the sand underneath my feet In the distance the echo of whales soaring thru the air sailboats sway from side to side the sea stretches for miles and miles no land in sight a vision of heaven and earth intertwine by Kecia Wilson-Jackson and Nicole Stonecipher

Dedicated to Katherine Brown: A very important lady in my life that has been an inspiration through good and bad times. I thank you for your guidance, understanding, love and most of your friendship throughout the years. God blesses us constantly, but he blesses us even more when someone touches our life in a profound and inspirational way. God has blessed me with your presence.

© 2007, Randy Brooks • Millikin University
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