Scraps in the Trash Can

April 18, 2013

by

Spring 2013 Global Haiku Class

Authors include:

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

Scraps in the Trash Can

eighth grade love note
still don't know
his team

ab

sitting with his mother
steaming cups of tea

hz

in his eyes
she sees
her father

km

disappointment
low expectations

ec

frowning moon
the receding tide
leaves me isolated

cd

writing my sorrows
on the blank page

ka

•

she loves me
I leave
my sorrows behind

jr

summer rain
hearts all whole

sek

love
like glue from heaven
to fix the broken parts

eed

grandpa saddles up
tightening the cinch

rmb

with the breeze
I ride
towards freedom

al

buzzing cars: the expressway
I watch from my lawn

to

•

the night darkens
alone
I can't see the stars

rm

using my telescope
to spy on her

cb

strong build, cute smile,
nice, and he likes me?
. . . nahh.

jc

hand dangles on the armrest
fishing for love

ab

flowers in the corner
once beautiful—
wilted and dry

hz

still around the stems
Happy Birthday ribbon

km

•

a sign that once
they were happy
thunderclash

hz

last visit to the vet . . .
Easter lilies

ab

I hold back tears
as she asks
if dogs go to heaven

jc

she decides to never
love again

cb

later that week
she give a boy
a wedgie

rm

bullied child
reaches for help

to

•

principal's office
parents don't answer
the phone

al

another game
of tic-tac-toe

rmb

ooo
you win
three kisses

eed

chocolate
soft from my pocket

sek

taking the gift
their eyes lock
onto the full moon

jr

one night
to be remembered

ka

•

this love
feels like the first
crickets

cd

not my first
but now my only

ec

the card
on the gravestone:
“Happy 70th Anniversary”

km

they walk among the stones
talking about death

hz

a single cherry blossom
floats
onto the marble slab

ab

her name
on the stone

jc

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