Haiku Kukai 1 - Photo Response Matching Contest Haiku
Photo 4 - Secret Garden Fountain

haiku written in response to this photograph

Central Park Bridge

childhood warmth
frozen
in oxidized bronze

secret place—
we are hiding
in plain view

the stench in the air
hangs about my flute . . .
memories of gas passed

Eyes starring
People walking around…
A statue’s life

two children in
the fountain
forever young

green boy and green girl—
the children of the
Jolly Green Giant

little green people
tell a story
with no words

flutist and holder of bowl—
son and daughter of
Jolly Green Giant

frozen bodies
capture a secret
a day in the park

an idealistic moment
etched to last forever—
a soulless gaze

frozen and forgotten
the children continue
to play their song

piping in green
a moment
frozen in time

beauty in copper
what is
your secret

garden fountain
stone children
watch life go by

 


© 2008, Randy Brooks • Millikin University
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