Haiku Workshop 2 Favorites

Global Haiku Tradition
Millikin University, Spring 2001

* Dr. Brooks' favorites

his sweatshirt three sizes too big-- a perfect fit         (9)*          Sarah Lutz

spring cleaning I pause to look through my yearbook      (6)*          Karen Brain

clapping off beat grandmother never looked so happy      (9)*          Karrie Hardwick

my first night away from home grandma's old quilt  *         Nicole Bilyeu

child playing mom's only red rose picked as a gift           (4)         Jill Embry

my first hit-- the coach's smile becomes dad's again      (10)*          Kay Millikin

moving again the rusty hamster wheel in the bottom drawer             (2)          Megan Klein

an old blanket spread on the grass first day of spring              (5)*          Megan Klein

my violin in its case so much music it has yet to play           (2)          Mark Grizzard

yellow ladybug rests on my finger I decide to skip class       (5)          Mark Grizzard

lake's rippling reflection the darker side of her relationship       (7)*          Andrew Harrison

mother's back on the line as I walk down the sidewalk           (12)*          Lauren Omohundro

pajama clad, sitting Indian style women become girls again           (10)*          Sarah Lutz

Water trickling from the bowl The last fish swirling round and round       (5)          Paul Baker