Favorite Haiku From Kukai 2
Kukai 1 Favorites, January 30, 2002


white water over the cliff
we stop holding our breath

Eric Sharp


the cast photo
I recall the people
not the part

Meg Schleppenbach (5)


throwing open curtains
sun reflecting white
bliss of going back to bed

Rachel Perry (5)


Grandmother’s soft fingers
along my back
asleep in no time

Krista Duffett (6)
edit by AJ Cunningham


Three bars Four girls
No jackets
Not a care in the world

Jodee Whitlock (5)


morning chill
I snuggle
into the covers

Kristin Card (12)
1st place


driving down
back roads
storm-sky

Brock Peoples (8)
3rd place


darkness
snuggling under blankets
with my sister

Angie Williams (7)
4th place


finals week
snow and stress
two roommates sledding

Shannon Kroner (3)


red and silver foil
is all that remains
of the chocolates

Nikki Garry (3)


I open the garage door
bloody deer carcass
hanging there

AJ Cunningham (5)


wet grass shimmering
shining stars lead
to a nearby moon

Darrin Thurman (4)


winter for months
the sled
still in the shed

Jane Millikin (3)


gold hoops on the desk
hair loose
glitter still on your arms

Mahraya Mosxona (4)


not a soul to be found
except the rain hitting
the old, homeless man's jacket

Gia Drouzas (4)


train rushing past
along empty tracks
the house shakes

Beth Stiner (5)


clumsy lips meet
with humming bird hearts
our first kiss

Beth Stiner (8)
3rd place


sitting barefoot
in a clover patch
the breeze begins

Jennifer Clements (5)


the picture album
she turns some pages
faster

Kerry Hammergren (11)
2nd place


motionless tree branches
storm rolling in
empty park swings

Alexis Iffert (5)


the smell of home
wrapped in the quilt
her mother made

Kerry Hammergren

published by Illinois Times
Springfield, IL: 02/21/02


harsh words
brittle promises
waiting for spring

Medea Mosxona

published by Illinois Times
Springfield, IL: 02/21/02

 

© 2002, Randy Brooks • Millikin University
All rights returned to authors upon publication.