Haiku Matching Contest • Silence

(select your favorite for each pair and write it in the box below the pairs)
(then select favorites of those pairs, etc... until one is the top pick)

humid summer day
the Chihuahua
bobs his head as we drive

rainy spring day
the cat flows
over the table
last week of class
the wind ruffles
my cotton skirt

soft snores—
eyeglasses lying
side by side

 

 

 
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fan spinning
in lazy circles
we talk of faith
the wind blows
smoke in my eyes
we walk past the transient
two weeks after vacation
a seashell
at the bottom of my purse
delicately, I transfer
the worn photo
into my spring purse

 

 

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the loon’s cry
breaking the morning’s
silence
ocean calm
kayaking
with the manatee
windows open
at the kitchen sink
scalping strawberries

black gloves
clutch a cold hot dog
opening day

 

 

 
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dad's classic rock
hushed—
dispatched fire engines
docking off the Maine coast
fresh caught lobster
for the crew

home from the funeral
the living room
a flower garden

hands in the pockets
of an oversized sports jacket
she tells me about her dad

© 2005, Randy Brooks • Millikin University
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