Global Haiku • Spring 2016
Dr. Randy Brooks

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Tyler Trzcinski

Toadstools Return & Grandpa's Cabin

by
Tyler Trzcinski

When writing haiku I take inspiration from many things. Two of the major things that influence my work are nature and people. The way I have set up my booklet allows for two smaller books in one.

My first side is titled toadstools return, this side focuses on nature. The haiku that are included in this portion of the book are based on events I have experienced and places I have been in the outdoors.

The other portion of the book is titled grandpa's cabin, this side of the booklet focuses on people. The people that I write about in my haiku are usually my close friends or family members. The people haiku I write cover a large range of feeling and emotion, from complete bliss to absolute heartbreak.

The art of haiku is something that is new to me but through much invested time, it has become something that I find to be very therapeutic as a means of expression.

Tyler Trzcinski


About the Author:

Tyler Trzcinski is a sophomore biology major. His haiku cycle through very diverse subject matter, although they tend to be oriented around the outdoors, wildlife, and family. His simplicity of language allows any reader's comprehension, while providing enough depth exists to invoke unique emotion, reader to reader.


August funeral
grandpa's cabin
stays buried with him


intermingling ferns
over fallen logs
springtime mushrooms


violet petals curl
with the steam of green tea
frog and cricket banter


illegible tombstones
fresh flowers
someone remembers


oyster farmer
he hangs up his coat
homecooked meal


crescent moon
her words linger
on my cracked lips


vines over stone
the sign eaten away
toadstools return


desktop globe
the child knows
only his backyard


spring drizzle
grandma's soft hands cradle
warm green tea

 


asparagus spring
cool puddles of rain water
beg for my feet


silently
I draw rocketships
with dad


underneath the bed
monsters hide
broken night light


out of the hospital
a cigarette to celebrate
cancer free


laying under a spruce
pine needles fall
on her sewing hand


mother's touch
to help you in bed
no more nightmares


snails dance
across the sunflower petals
dewdrop chandelier

 


© 2016, Randy Brooks • Millikin University
All rights returned to authors upon publication.