Peace At Last: A Mad-verse Kasen Renga

April 18, 2013

by

Spring 2013 Global Haiku Class

Authors include:

ab - Alex Buchko
al - Amanda Lee
cb - Courtney Burress
cd - Charlie Decker
ec - Emily Crutchfield
eed - Emily D'Ambrose
hz - Heidi A. Zapp
jc - Jordan Caulk
jr - Jonathan Robertson
ka - Kenneth Albin
km - Kelsey Meredith
rm - Randi Mehrmann
rmb - Randy Brooks
sek - Sarah E. Kisly
to - Therese O'Shaughnessy

Peace At Last

dark clouds
race over campus
mud football

rmb

lightening strikes
tree on fire

az

panic sets in
her heart rate matches
the sound of sneakers on pavement

to

man in black
a heart to match

rm

the man in the moon
she prays to
every night

cb

both of us looking
at the same night sky

jc

•

Orion rising
still no sign
of the north star

ab

he stops gazing
to stare at me

hz

butterflies rise
as his eyes burn . . .
what does he see?

km

the news, movies
bombs, fire, terror

ec

Thursday night
falling asleep
to the Vietnam War

cd

resting on my rifle
in a muddy trench

ka

•

I write her
longing to see her
the sun sets

jr

from the postage stamp
Ghandi smiles

sek

postcard
it only takes a couple words
I can't help but smile

eed

transparent blue
water off Cancun

rmb

sun setting
blossoms blooming
take me there

al

underwater grotto—
a perfect proposal

to

•

I walk
towards my
desitiny

al

the groom loses
his stutter

rmb

doors swing open
everyone turns
his eyes light up

eed

she wishes the groom
was looking at her

sek

he holds back
the tears . . .
he is missing the finals

jr

he checks his phone
"what is the score?"

ka

•

cellphone's dead
returning his attention
to the visitation

cd

a funeral for a hobo
the gravedigger cries

ec

I think
"Someone maybe kinda
probably loved him."

km

I shed a tear
to the unknown

hz

cloud over the sun
nope—
a house and balloons

ab

a magnificent bird
her name is Kevin

jc

•

sunggled in bed
she tucks in
Mr. Bear

cb

he never closes his eyes
her body guard

rm

nightly prayer
she says "goodnight"
to Daddy

to

Daddy tells
the best stories

al

kids asleep
Mom's jacuzzi
with cherry blossoms

rmb

a deep sigh
peace as last

eed

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