The leaves fall
In a pile
I jump

This haiku reminds me of a little kid enjoying the fall season and basically just doing what any kid would do. Anthony

Pull my jacket
out of the dark closet
Autumn winds

The autumn wind
blows away
my hard work

I like this one because I imagine someone who has a rake in their hand all upset. After finally getting the leaves in one pile, ready to be ridden of, here comes the wind. Kind of makes the outsider smile at the person with the rake in their hand. Carrie

Laughing--
Playing in the backyard
covered in leaves

playing in the backyard
covered in leaves
laughing

Falling aimlessly
Images of her
in my head

My uncle asleep
His chin on his chest
Too much turkey

my uncle asleep
too much turkey
on his chin

Bright as can be
Reflecting off the sweet smelling flowers
The sun shines down

Bright as can be
Sweet smelling flowers
The sun awakens the senses

laying on the grass
   cool Autumn sun
a gentle wooden flute from far away

    down the backyard’s hill
smiling at the fast-rippling creek
    cold season’s start

chill october bench
fairy stories
cider pressed

skinned knees
birthday wishes
warm blankets

I really enjoy this haiku because it takes you through all of the things that most of us went through as a kid from the good times and bad times. Basically, it brought back all the joy and simple things that made me happy and sad as a kid. Anthony

autumn night 
in the distance 
the sound of performance exhaust

October dusk
gnomes scurry into
warm burrows.

back to jr. high--
the chili peppers
on the classic rock station

Coming home from a long day
Feeling better instantly
With Stevie Wonder playing

The roller coaster
goes up and down
The irony

I really liked this haiku, because a roller coaster is a good analogy for life and emotions. There are some really high points, some medium points, and some super low points, with a few twists and turns that take your stomach and breathe away. I especially like the last line “The irony,” because it makes you think. Why is it ironic? How is it ironic? Would a roller coaster be a roller coaster without all the ups and downs? Just as, would life really be life without all the ups and downs? Makes you think. Anthony

cold metal
scrapes the concrete
patio chair

The cold metal haiku reminds me of someone stealing a chair or couch from Oakland or New Halls to put in their room.—Carrie

grasping the beverage
thankful--
for an opposable thumb

barefoot in the lobby
I step—
on a fingernail clipping

Walking in the lobby
barefoot
a fingernail clipping

plucking leaves
like harp strings
rain

glassy lake
      an agate skips the surface

Patch on my bookbag
Pandas at the zoo '88
It fell off again

Water to my knees
Children dying
I found a mail truck

This is another haiku that reminds me of everything that happened down in New Orleans, especially with the water to my knees and children dying part. It's also like I'm seeing this through the eyes of a person there and the fact that he is able to find some type of happiness just by finding away to communicate. Anthony

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The empty window is left open
Nobody is home

trick-or-treaters knocking
the empty window is left open
nobody is home

kids throw rocks at the old house
the window left open
nobody home

I really like the empty window haiku, because it has the ability to be anything. The first line can be altered and then the poem has a whole new meaning. That line sets the entire tone. It can be funny, serious, lighthearted--anything. Carrie

The pouring rain falls
i sit in my room
reminiscing

what about just: "the pouring rain" (because if it's pouring then we know it is also falling)
i really like this haiku because i've done that before. it feels good to sit still sometimes, you really captured the essence of that stillness. i like that you didn't capitalize the i. that was a strong choice, and it makes the subject of the haiku seem less indulgent and more serene. Raquel

Dark movie theather
little kids crying
Fun times

kids crying
in the dark movie theater
fun times

psycho theme 
on your cell phone-- 
mom's calling 

i sit on a rock
stray black dog lays down and listens
a story of sobs

I sit on a rock
stray black dog lies down and listens
a story of sobs

I sit on a rock
stray black dog listens
to my sob stories

a hopeful smile
a couple holds hands in
the waiting room

I really enjoy haiku because they form an image in your head, by telling you something but not really telling you something. This haiku does just that. I think the couple is in a waiting room to find out if they will have a baby or not. I imaged at first, that they are waiting to find out news if the woman is pregnant or not. After, writing that line, however, it could be a couple is waiting to find out if there is a child or baby ready for them to adopt. This open-ended haiku may not be about a baby at all. The author may have a completely different intent.

A hopeful smile
The couple embraces each other in
The waiting room