EN340
/ IN350 Global Haiku Tradition
Dr. Randy Brooks
Millikin University PACE Summer 2004
Misty
Riley
Selected
Haiku
by
Misty
Riley
This
book contains haiku written by Misty Riley, summer of 2004.
My inspiration for my haiku would definately be my own life
experiences. Whether those experiences be with my kids or
friends or other family members. I feel these are my best
haiku because they represent memories I have made with everyone
I love.
breath
held
envelope opening
report card
cold
November rain
wet road
takes her life
flashlight
summer camp
ghost stories
late
into the night
they lay together
words are not needed
my
own backyard
five kids jumping
trampoline
flip,
flop
flip, flop
Splash!
trying
to sneak a peek
two children wonder
what it could be
their
mother's arietta
of acid words
loud
noise
tears falling
over?
her's
a disingenuous love . . .
exonerating his lusts
somehow
he remembers
she softens
ashamed, in turn they slightly
smile
