Haiku Kukai 08 Favorites
Global Haiku • Millikin University • Spring 2020
Mido - the Green poet
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the playlist Morgan Timmons (10) I enjoyed this one because the way it is described you can tell the person was in the shower for a long time because the playlist ended. Taking long showers with good music always puts me in a better mood and makes me feel better. I like the choice of words to describe how it was a long shower. I think ringing out the hair is a good description of the end of a shower. Ashley Christensen, Spring 2020 This haiku makes me think about all the long, hot showers I have taken in my life. I love taking showers because they always put me in a better mood. I feel so clean and happy once I get out. When I shower that is really the only opportunity, I get to be alone. I love to play my playlist on Spotify and drown out the rest of the world. My mom always yells at me for how loud I play my music while I’m in the shower. This is my time to get away from everybody in my family and wash the day away. I usually take about thirty-minute showers to just get some peace and quiet. This haiku makes me think about when I ring out my hair once I comb it and throw it up in a towel to let it dry. Erika Castanon, Spring 2020 I like this haiku because I was able to relate to it personally. Every time I take a shower or a bath I get on iTunes and create a playlist before I get in. This haiku allowed me to picture my routine and I found it relaxing because I was able to picture myself calming down for the day and getting ready to enjoy a shower while listening to some of my favorite music old and new. Hannah Watts, Spring 2020 |
summer time Erika Castanon I like this haiku because it brings me back to hot summer days where I would spend the entire day soaking up the sun. I would come home smelling like sweat, chlorine and flowers. You always rinse off after days like that. But you feel so free and so in touch with the earth in those moments. Shania Dvorak, Spring 2020 This haiku is very sensory and warm. I automatically thought of the way roses smell. The scent isn’t very sweet and overpowering; its more on the warm smells of flowers. Also, there is intimate feel to this haiku. Humans are driven by sense of smell. I imaged two people out on a summer day and the girl’s hair catches the wind. the other person catches the scent of her hair. Hailey Wimberly, Spring 2020 |
purple hair color |
back on the picnic blanket |
a red lady bug |
I stick my hand Morgan Timmons This haiku is very relatable for me. I have a huge tendency to overeat when I’m bored. With quarantine, it’s safe to say I’ve been more bored than usual. More than once I have caught myself just binging a show on Netflix and mindlessly eating a bag of chips or something. Eventually I run out and when I feel guilty for eating so much. For me, this haiku does a nice job of creating that moment of realization that snaps you out of that act of eating chips, especially with the use of the indent. Kevin Escobar, Spring 2020 |
WHOOSH! Paige Boomer (7) |
orange flame Shania Dvorak (7) |
flickering flames |
he lays in the moonshine Grace Newton I normally think of Haiku's as more feminine than masculine and it was nice to see a stated pronoun in a haiku that also brought all of the aesthetics that I like about Haiku. It was able to mix masculine and feminine.Paige Boomer, Spring 2020 |
my reflection Shania Dvorak (8) I think it really took me until tonight to really appreciate this haiku. My roommate and I were standing out on our porch when a storm started. We went back inside I noticed how everything outside the window looked a bit distorted through the rain, except my reflection. I just had this weird moment of focusing beyond the window and then coming back to the window and seeing myself. I’ve also always been a fan of just watching the rain whether it be through my window or outside on the porch, so this haiku reminds me of all of those times as well. Kevin Escobar, Spring 2020 While reading this haiku, I imagined the window with a person standing with the rain falling so they couldn’t see out of it. I think the rain could be perceived as sadness, but it might just be pertaining to the image of rain falling. I also thought of a stained-glass window. I think the term “washed” was a pleasant term to use when describing the rain falling down. By using this term, the image wasn’t harsh, it was peaceful to see. Jared Chapman, Spring 2020 |
warm sun |
music playing |
peanut butter and jelly |
rusty barn door Hope Klessig (5) This haiku brings back a lot of memories when me and my best friend would visit his grandparent’s farm. They had a large horse stable that we would go to almost every time we were there. We would climb on the hay stacks and even feed the horses fresh hay to help out the stable owner. It just reminds me a simpler time of enjoying life at a young age. Dalton Glasco, Spring 2020 |
her breath |
only the sound |
white line Hannah Watts (9) |
in the mud puddle Kevin Escobar (6) I LOVE this haiku! To me, it’s about somebody with their dog out on a walk who decided to jump into the mud puddle just to do something fun. It’s such a clever way of saying that as well with the last line, ‘one of them human.’ There’s such a light and fun element to this haiku that I really genuinely enjoy. Grace Newton, Spring 2020 |
two different colors Shania Dvorak I found this haiku to be very clever. I have seen people compared to other inanimate objects before, never socks. And it’s also quite true in comparison. Socks come in pairs; however, you don’t always have to keep them with the pair they came with. As I read this, I thought of different colored socks together. In my mind, I see two people of different races. Hailey Wimberly, Spring 2020 I love this haiku particularly because of how the haiku balances something that complements each other with something that doesn’t. Perhaps the two people have everything in common right down to wearing mismatched socks. Or maybe these two people have absolutely nothing in common except for the fact that they wear mismatched socks. Either way, there is this shared experience that comes out of something that doesn’t pair together properly. I also love how youthful this haiku sounds because it talks about colorful socks. Kevin Escobar, Spring 2020 this haiku reminds me of two people in a relationship that are complete opposites. In my previous relationship, I just so happened to be with a person whom I was not compatible with. We were complete opposites. I was day and he was night. We were the definition of mismatched socks. Jada Miller, Spring 2020 |
sleeping in Kevin Escobar (8) I think this haiku was very playfully written. Firstly, “sleeping in” makes me think of a Saturday morning with no responsibilities whatsoever. Then, you hear “whiskers,” which makes me think of a dog or cat, which is also pleasant. Then, “tickle my face” is a playful way to introduce the animal waking you up in the morning. When reading this haiku, I could feel the whiskers on my cheek. Jared Chapman, Spring 2020 I really like this Haiku because it just makes me want a cat. I have wanted a cat for a really long time, but my parents won't let me get one because they don't like them. Paige Boomer, Spring 2020
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string of spaghetti |
open book Jared Chapman (13) I loved this one! I didn’t understand it at first, but sometimes that makes the haiku a lot more interesting and serves to get the reader even more invested. I thought “how could something way down another thing that's already heavy?”. As I delved in, I realized that the author could mean that the book that was sitting on the bed was just full of so much adventure and plot that it was “heavy”. IT made me wonder what exciting things could lie within the story! Niki Curatti, Spring 2020 I really like this one because it relates to a nightly routine that I have. I usually wind down the night by reading some poetry before I go to bed. This haiku describes how I feel when I’m reading, cuddled up in my blanket, and getting drowsy. I just feel more relaxed and the tension wisp away when I’m reading, so that is what I felt from the second line. Morgan Timmons, Spring 2020 |
textbooks in |
sitting on the ledge Niki Curatti (8) This is such a fun haiku! Can you tell I liked all of the fun and light haikus? This haiku juxtaposes the softness and little cute aspect of a kitten against the dark, heavy, harshness of a gargoyle beautifully. I just love the idea of watching a kitten trying to be serious and dark like a gargoyle. This is a really well written haiku and made me smile. Grace Newton, Spring 2020 This Mido haiku immediately made me chuckle out loud when I read it. I enjoy the opposing images of the kitten and the gargoyle. I think of a small cute kitten looking around on the ledge of couch or counter. The gargoyle images brings out a fierceness in the kitten. Gargoyles are often symbolic of guardians, and often times these gargoyles are animal figures. The author adds humor with this comparison. Michael Santos, Spring 2020 |
sitting at home |
duke. |
chalk Hannah Watts (9) I enjoy this haiku because its all about family spending time with one another. A sidewalk doesn’t become covered in chalk drawings without a whole family working together to create the art together and I think its absolutely heartwarming to imagine family members young and old outside giggling over the pretty chalk on the street. Grace Newton, Spring 2020 |
in the kitchen Pascaline Muhindagiga (6) I liked to read this one because it reminded me of my family and all of our birthday parties or celebrations we had for different things. In the morning we would always be in the kitchen setting up or cooking. At the end of the party and the night where people were still over sitting around the kitchen at my Grandma’s house was always a fun part. We would always have good conversations and it was a happy feeling to spend time all together. Ashley Christensen, Spring 2020 I love this haiku because it makes me think about all of my family’s gatherings. My family is very close and we all like to have a good time. We sometimes don’t even have reasons to celebrate, but we will still throw parties! We all love to gather in the kitchen and hang out. This haiku reminds me of the time when I turned sixteen, and my parents threw a huge party for me. I remember not going to bed until five in the morning, because I was socializing with all my family and friends. The Castanon residence is always down to have people over whether it’s our family or friends! This haiku just made me think back on all the laughs and stories that have been shared at my house. Erika Castanon, Spring 2020 |
my dad farted |
party room |
soft yellow light Niki Curatti (11) I love the wording of this haiku. I think the second line, where the sun is “dripping” paints a beautiful visual for the reader. It paints an image of a Sunday morning, where you have nothing to do and Monday is still far away. You watch the sun soak into the table as you reach for your coffee and just daydream. Shania Dvorak, Spring 2020 I really like this Haiku because it is so calming. I think it's really nice because it has a lot of features that bring a sense of ease to my senses. Since I associate a lot of Haiku with aesthetics, this one really hit all the right places for me. Paige Boomer, Spring 2020 |
sitting across from you |
I dream and Dalton Glasco (14) I chose this haiku as one of my favorites because it also had the ability to bring me back to my childhood. I thought more of neverland and the thought of staying a child forever. As a child I had an amazing imagination and had the craziest dreams when I would fall asleep. I read this haiku as me having a very realistic crazy dream almost as if I was a child again. Taylor Parola, Spring 2020 |
a white golf ball |
boarding the plane Hope Klessig (8) the world Dalton Glasco (10) don’t love anyone Jada Miller Response: All three haiku produce a different feeling and image for me. The first haiku, I connected to what we all are experiencing in the present time. So many people were left with returning to their homes, with their one-way ticket, not knowing when they will return to campus. It has this vivid image of someone looking over their shoulder one final time, unsure of what they will see when they turn back around. The second haiku, also has this spunky attitude surrounding it. I feel like we are all experiencing the same thing right now. We all are unsure of what tomorrow will look like, we are all stuck inside our homes, and we have to come to terms that everyone is going through this right now. We are all allowed to feel, but we need to understand we are all feeling a lot, together. The last haiku gives a striking feeling. Almost as if you should not give all your love because you do not know if you’ll get it back, or in return. Each haiku is very different, but each of them give a strong sense of feeling. Bre Johnson, Spring 2020 |
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my fingers |
ant hill Kevin Escobar (7) This haiku was one of my double votes. I thought the word choice was perfect. It reminded me of the cartoon movies ants. It was able to make me smile and bring me back to my childhood. Using the word hole instead of whole was very clever in this haiku. The author did a great job. Taylor Parola, Spring 2020 Kevin did a great job with the wording of this haiku. It fits so perfectly together like a puzzle and it makes me think about where to break the haiku. It’s like you can rearrange the haiku in any order and it would work no matter what. All in all I think it is a well-defined haiku and a great job. Dalton Glasco, Spring 2020 |
Kuro - the Black poet
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sunset Hope Klessig This haiku was interpreted different ways for me. The first time I read it, it was a relaxing and happy day, and the sunset was so peaceful and still the person was happy. The next time I read it, I thought of a person who was happy for the day to be over with, like they have been struggling with something, perhaps being isolated, and they were relieved that another day of it has been over with looking forward to the next thing. Ashley Christensen, Spring 2020 During this quarantine I feel like I have lost track of what day it is. I have just been waking up in the morning, and the next thing I know it’s time to go to bed. I like to be active and go do things when I have the time. I feel like I am in jail, because I can’t leave my house unless I go to the grocery store with my mom. I keep thinking that it is going to be over soon, but I don’t quite know. I’m always asking my mom to remind me what day it is, because it feels like they are all mixing together. I sit at my kitchen table and do schoolwork all day, and I look up and see the sun going down. All we can do is stay positive and know there is light at the end of the tunnel. Erika Castanon, Spring 2020 |
we look out the window |
sun shining bright |
COVID-19 Michael Santos coronavirus is a serious situation. Government is asking people to stay at home to slow the spread of the virus. However, when I read this haiku I just picture myself because since they announced cases in Decatur I am afraid to go outside I am just lock myself in apartment. Pascaline Muhindagiga, Spring 2020 |
you taste so sweet Shania Dvorak (10) I got a little giggle out of this one because it was very clever. It took me a few times of re-reading it to actually get it, but I really love this one. I enjoy the reference to the apple, and comparing it to a person. When I first started reading it, I did not expect for it to take the turn that it did, but I enjoyed it. This haiku was so simple to understand, but so ‘out of the box’ and that's why I just really love it. Morgan Timmons, Spring 2020 I really enjoyed this Kuro haiku because it reminds me of the poison apple from Snow White. There is always an alluring nature to the things that are bad for us. Poison frogs are bright and colorful, poison apples taste sweet, we always crave junk-food, and etc. It is part of human nature to crave, follow, or do things that are bad for us. I think the author could be talking an ex-significant other. Someone who is a toxic person in their relationship. They are the physical embodiment of a poison apple. That person started out looking so nice but turned out to be something else. Michael Santos, Spring 2020 |
high tide Kevin Escobar (11) This haiku is really cute and brings me back to much simpler times. I like how the sandcastles are described as a, “child’s empire.” I just think that is so clever! I liked how the haiku was written because it puts the empire right in the middle of all the action. The tide and washing away surround this empire – it is under attack. Shania Dvorak, Spring 2020 This was one of my favorite haiku of all time. I saw the sand kingdom that the child slaved away at all day. I watched them make it. I also saw it disappear and felt the helpless doom that was to come upon it. I love the pure and adolescent imagination that went behind the building of the empire. And while this was supposed to be sad and depressing, it didn’t necessarily feel that way. I felt like the child had already gone home for the day and the high tide (while destructive to today's empire) was simply resetting the scene for a new empire the next day. This haiku was REEEEALLY cool. Loved it! Niki Curatti, Spring 2020 |
no light |
his soul gone Shania Dvorak I enjoyed this haiku because of the word choice and the feeling it was able to give me while reading it. This haiku gave me the feeling of sadness and loneliness. It’s as if the person someone you have known for a very long time has changed into someone you don’t know. I do think eyes tell a lot about what someone's feeling. In this haiku, no emotion is shown almost as if the person doesn’t care anymore. Taylor Parola, Spring 2020 |
crying Taylor Parola (9) |
don’t love anyone Jada Miller Sometimes we have friends who we trust, and we make sacrifice to show them how much we care and love them, but they end up disappointed us and this’s such a big loss. We don’t know what to do in this situation, the best thing to do will be to love yourself. Pascaline Muhindagiga, Spring 2020 |
a slight breeze |
invisible man Hailey Wimberly (5) This haiku opened up so much more for me. It got me thinking past my computer and what was on the screen. So often, we drive by people on the side of the road, with signs reading “god bless” or “anything will help” or “lost my job, please help” and we turn away and go about our lives. Not all of us are in a place to help, but that doesn't mean we can’t at least acknowledge them. Even though they’re in a spot of need, they’re people too. I really enjoyed how thought provoking this haiku was. Niki Curatti, Spring 2020 I found this kuro haiku interesting because the author pints out the dark and depressing nature of how society treats homelessness. People would rather ignore what makes them uncomfortable. And homeless people begging for food or money makes people uncomfortable. The author accurately describes how people treat them. homeless people are invisible, because they remind us of what we have. You feel guilty for not wanting to give them money so you avoid eye contact. Unfortunately, I speak from experience. Most people do it, but it still feels bad because these homeless people are still people, who have the right not to be ignored. Michael Santos, Spring 2020 |
no way of escaping |
in silence Pascaline Muhindagiga (5) I liked this haiku because I think it does a good job of portraying what many students and people who are working from home are experiencing. Due to alternative resources many people are now forced to sit at him in their productive space and stare at a laptop or desktop screen for hours in order to complete their tasks. I could see the silence being from that workspace or simply from the depressing fact that classes and some jobs are no longer in person where you can communicate with others and be social. Hannah Watts, Spring 2020 |
and with a whish |
pulled to abyss |
he waits for me |
I stand above you |
stones in her pocket Niki Curatti (6) This haiku really gets to me in a good and bad way. For all my friends I am viewed as the one who has everything figured out because I have a good plan for my future. With this being said they come to me for life advise to make sure it’s not too risky. I always tell them to follow whatever dream they have because if they want it bad enough, they will get it done and if it doesn’t work out it wasn’t for them. They never listen. Dalton Glasco, Spring 2020 |
at dawn |
no stars in the sky |
she closes her eyes |
just tell me Bre Johnson (6) I am one who preaches, “don’t lie to me to protect my feelings. Tell me the truth and allow me to decide what I would like to do with that.” With that being said, I hate being lied to. I would rather a person tell me the truth now, than continuously lie to me. Yeah, the truth may make me cry. However, if you lie, I may cry and want to fight. So, I rather you tell the truth and allow me to cry in peace. Jada Miller, Spring 2020 |
alone— Hannah Watts (7) |
we lock eyes Hope Klessig This could be describing several different types of situations, but this made me specifically think of work. As an employee at a local hospital there has been a lot of changes occurring in the workplace due to the pandemic. This is a very stressful time and the new information can be a lot to handle sometimes. This haiku made me think of a time at work with the COVID virus when someone is unsure, so everyone just looks at each other expecting someone else to figure it out. Hannah Watts, Spring 2020 |
the world Dalton Glasco (10) I enjoyed this haiku because the world doesn’t revolve around us whatsoever. AS humans, we tend to think that the world revolves around us and it doesn’t. Everything isn’t designed to go our ways. I believe that at times when things don’t go our way, we learn the most valuable lessons. Jada Miller, Spring 2020 This haiku was fun to read, especially because of the double meaning. During the first reading, I thought of a person that just got out of a relationship, finally realizing the world doesn’t revolve around the significant other. I think the ellipsis makes the last line read comically. However, one could also consider the current times while reading this haiku. During the pandemic, people are coming to the realization that certain things in this society are important, while others are not. The world doesn’t revolve around “you,” everyone is involved. Jared Chapman, Spring 2020 |
his hand Erika Castanon (7) |
I begin to write about a flower |
pulling down the shade |
I felt heavy |
inside . . . |
bent streetlight |
white picket fence |
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