Carrie Seymour

EN170 Haiku Writing Roundtable • Fall 2005
Dr. Randy Brooks

Carrie Seymour

Broken View
Haiku

by
Carrie Seymour

I decided to take this course, because I thought it would be interesting to learn more about haiku, besides the stereotypical "5-7-5" approach. I learned that just a few simple words can spark so many thoughts and ideas.

I believe these to be my best haiku from throughout the semester. I titled my book Broken View because I feel I have grown a lot this year and since these are from my own perspective, experiences, and so on, it is from my own "broken" viewpoint.

old jacket
completely out of style
I wear it because it was his

picking his brain
as I stare into his eyes
… what did he ask me?

last week
they crashed one by one
snowflakes in my hand

under the haystack
remnants
of last year’s Jack-O-Lantern

sparkle of the moon
illuminates
each cemetery stone

beneath the sheet
my stomach jumps
as he pulls me closer

the rocking chair rocks
next to the cradle
… no crying

quietly
I creep down the hallway
to see the first snow

the wind through my hair
as I walk away
to “my place” by the tracks

full moon overhead
curled up in a ball
I lay in a haystack

the smell of pine
reminds me of Christmas
. . . no one in the living room

crack in mug
only fills halfway
perfect for my diet

old journal scribbling…
attributes
of someone else’s life

© 2005, Randy Brooks • Millikin University
All rights returned to authors upon publication.