Haiku Attempts 4 Favorites
Global Haiku • Millikin University • Spring 2017
he pulls her close |
his hand |
we stand |
faded bruises |
soft pointe shoes |
twirling dress |
jeté |
back in his arms |
budding peony |
sorry I did this to you |
her eyes widen |
it was too |
concrete slab |
a fin peaks |
morning coffee |
the groundskeeper |
midday drive |
8th grade dance |
bell in the coffin |
old theater |
children laughing and playing |
under |
i ask her |
bright sunny day |
cloudy day |
wisps of blue |
feather white clouds |
the letter she wrote |
echoes of stars |
in our first home |
retention pond |
new tree house |
apocalypse |
hot, bright day |
warm February |
2017 protest— |
every morning spent |
chilly stroll home |
the scent of coffee |
book bag is packed
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cold beers and broken windows |
flippy cup tournament |
check the mirror |
winds in her hair |
immersed underwater |
going on forever |
the mail arrives |
church bells ring |
lingering on my lips |
ironing out the creases |
sharing the blanket |
removing the glasses |
hanging |
my phone dings |
sitting on the roof |
under the sheets |
broken old dock |
quiet morning |
lonely wooden cabin |
crushing waves |
orange fish, blue fish, new fish |
driving the old truck |
sweat dripping from her face |
cute, cheap, high heels |
this team is good |
lying in the grass |
coffee date |
country music |
sip of whiskey |
winter |
cut in half |
park bench |
sweaty handshakes |
I fake a smile |
Blue Spoon |
record spinning |
my lips glide |
congressional jurisdiction |
our eyes connect |
steam spiraling |
empty fridge |
3AM
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I remember warm nights |
moonlit road |
I enter the bathroom |
my favorite pajamas |
midnight conversation |
|
for years she held this secret in |
my roommates |
honor student and volunteer |
tall mountains |
twisted branches |
walking down the hallway |
I miss the days |
running laps |
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impatiently I wait |
abandoned bumper cars |
seven new planets |
soda shop |
at the table |
newlyweds |
every morning the man I love |
time is ticking |
warm February |
banana split |
first date |
sleepover night |
brain freeze |
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