Haiku To Edit 2 - Suggestions

PACE Global Haiku • Millikin University • Attempts 2, January 2009

after the snowfall
my boots
escort me to the car

edit suggestion:

after the snowfall
my escort me to the car
rubber boots

Alike Norman

Spitting seeds
Pool side
Dripping wet

edit suggestion:

pool side
spitting sunflower seeds
into the grass

Amanda Cole

Heavy iron
Cruises the boulevard
Lazy night

edit suggestion:

heavy iron
cruises the boulevard
[needs a new third line]

Carson Lomax

By accident
I broke the one
God took from Adam

edit suggestion:

car accident
I broke the one
God took from Adam

Christin Birmingham

sweat dripping
from his brow
seed planting

edit suggestion:

drop of sweat
lands in the row
of seeds

Courtney Kerley

Hot summer day
Swimming hole
Clothes are scattered on the bank

edit suggestion:

hot summer day
clothes scattered on the bank
of the swimming hole

Tamara Gosnell

thermostat lowered
one more degree
bill in hand

edit suggestion:

power bill
I lower the thermostat
one more degree

Sue James

cold foggy afternoon
long walk in the park
mist drips from my hair

edit suggestion:

a long walk
in the foggy park
mist drips from my hair

Eris Eridamus

escaping the heat
I dive
into the cool water

edit suggestion:

the heat
I dive
into the cool water

Jacquelyn Manicki

Funeral tent
Steaks driven in frozen ground
Family huddles together

edit suggestion:

frozen ground
the family huddles together
under a funeral tent

Julie Trimble

warm darkness
street lights on
moms start yelling

edit:

street lights come on
a mom yells for her kids
to come in

Rachel Wiley

sunday morning
blanket of fresh snow-
snow angel

edit suggestion:

sunday morning
one set of tracks
to the snow angel

Katie McIntosh

Stories told
Wrapped up in bags
Smoke lingering

edit suggestion:

sleeping bags
around the camp fire
smoke stories

Kimilee Day

a summer dilemma
one piece or two
unveiling the swimsuit

edit suggestion:

swimming pool opens
under her coverup is it
one piece or two

Lauri Torbert

Blanket on fresh grass
Beneath painted sky
Independence

edit suggestion:

blanket on the grass
sky painted the colors
of Independence

J. Mark Issacs

spring puddles
a child yearns
to run free

edit suggestion:

spring puddles
a child tugging mom's hand
to run free

Mary Sue Swigert

walking out the door
steps are slippery
emergency room

edit suggestion:

walking out the door
from the emergency room
slippery steps

Melissa Davidson

Picnic basket full
In search for the perfect spot
We peddle our bikes

edit suggestion:

picnic basket full
we peddle our bikes in search
for the perfect spot

or

picnic basket
we peddle our bikes
to the perfect spot

Nikky Wallace


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