Halloween Game

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
tc - Therese O'Shaughnessy

Halloween Game

thunder clap
let the writing
begin

jr

lightning flashes
the pen-tip breaks

sek

my mind
an empty space
waiting for ideas to pour

eed

tibetan singing bowl
starts to hum

rmb

the clouds move
revealing an eerie
moon

al

were wolves and witches
come out to play

to

•

a halloween game
he pulls off
her mask

rm

darth vader kisses
a witch

cb

costume party
he lifts off one mask
while the other stays firm

jc

jarred from daydreams
phantom's overture

ab

concentration . . .
i wish practice rooms
were sound-proof

hz

my clumsy hands
on ivory keys

km

•

i wonder
if there are pianos
in heaven

ec

“but . . .
i don’t like the harp . . .”

cd

small child
sitting
in an auditorium

ka

dreams cloud his mind
a prodigy

jr

“he’s so talented”
the music
sounds like mourning

sek

out of his darkness…
something beautiful

eed

•

parole
he teaches the sparrow
how to fly

sek

“i believe i can fly”
how does his arm stretch that far?

jr

reaching
for the football
halftime

ka

“there you go son”
oh dad

cd

my arms
don’t stretch
that far

ec

small arms always lose
“i love you this much”

km

•

never doubting
the truth
behind her words

hz

i promise . . .
fingers crossed behind my back

ab

obligated to meet him
though my heart belongs
to another

jc

crowded café
love at third sight

cb

no way to tell
if he
feels the same

rm

bartender
gives me a wink

to

•

night ends
with one too many
beers

ac

the sheriff
a jolly fellow

rmb

he remembers
those nights
with glazed eyes

eed

the next morning
cookies on his porch

sek

he decides
he needs to quit
cherry blossoms

jr

the sun
sets

ka

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