Leap of Faith

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

Leap of Faith

jagged mountains
with a shimmering river
summer in Alaska

KA

Evergreen forest
as far as the eye can see

JR

inside the man
the eagle's
heart

SEK

snow falls on the mountain
in silence . . .

EED

her face
in the moonlight
an answered prayer

RMB

wind picks up
blows through her veins

AS

•

a runner's high—
letting the sweat
trickle from her head

TO

hard to breath
his heart rushes

RM

cliff top picnic
feet dangle
. . . breathless

CB

a small rock
taking a leap of faith

JC

broken egg under a tree
little sparrow
soars

AB

empty nest
parents find themselves bored

HZ

•

chirps outside my window
next to an ivory moon
. . . confused birds

KM

woken up by a bird's song
3 AM?

EC

Detroit apartment
sparrow's song
a rare treat

CD

covered
by honking horns

KA

the words coming out
far from a flower blossom
laying on the horn

JR

covering his ears
he hums “oh when the saints”

SEK

•

the roaring fans
filling the New Orleans air
Touchdown.

JR

back to normal
after Katrina

KA

my first love
the healing process
finally complete

CD

the scar
never healed quite right

EC

running my finger
over the raised skin
on his forehead

KM

the pavement left
his cruel mark

HZ

•

bloodied yoga pants
adults
shouldn't skin their knees

AB

a young girl offers mommy
a Band-Aid

JC

broken heart
a kiss
makes it all better

CB

lips so soft
heart so hard

RM

man in the moon
laughs
at our foolishness

TO

daughter breaks
her momma's heart

AZ

•

a wish
to go back in time
group hug

RMB

a sincere speech
from empty eyes

EED

she sighs
and goes for a walk
soaring branches of the sycamore

SEK

the climbing tree
fond memories

JR

blossoms float
down to earth
just like the old days

KA

the picnic basket
we reminisce

CD

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