EN340
/ IN350 Global Haiku Tradition
Dr. Randy Brooks
Spring 2002 |
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Selected
Haiku
by
Jennifer
Clements
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Hershey's
kiss
softening
winter sunlight
(Illinois
Times , Feb. 21, 2002)
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a
cross-smudged forehead
the church bells still ringing
through the silent breeze
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The
white-haired man hobbled out onto the front
porch and stretched as he watched the sunrise.
The gentle breeze was just cool enough to
give him goose bumps. A golden retriever ran
by yelping at the chickens wandering across
the freshly mowed front lawn. A loud peacock
sounded its first call of the day. Walking
slowly towards the hen house, the man anxiously
hoped for fresh eggs. Feeling the smooth,
warm eggs in his hands made him smile and
he cautiously worked his way back toward the
house. Minutes later, sizzling and crackling
of the eggs began. Scrambled eggs start off
the new, busy day.
Grandmas
kitchen
f
a
l
l
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n
g to the floor
an orange escapes the juicer
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a
single note
brings a smile
sunlight on guitar strings
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endless
tossing
ascending midnight
on the
crickets cries
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two
spoons in a drawer
morning sunrise
he kisses my cheeks
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instant
halo
as her eyes smile
he looks at her now
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©2002
Randy Brooks, Millikin University, Decatur, Illinois || all rights reserved
for original authors
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