Global Haiku • Fall 2010 |
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Beth Ann Melnick is a student at Millikin University. She first started writing haiku in Dr. Brooks’ haiku class, and fell in love with the art form. As a native Midwesterner, and a theater major with a dance and psychology minor, her life experiences are unique, and represented accordingly in her haiku. Coffee and Cigarettes Rengay on the Mirror |
chance of storm by Haiku is a way to let the whole world see what I see. Scribbled in my striped notebook, I have my own personal world of moments captured in three line snapshots. I draw inspiration from everything I have experienced. They aren’t perfect, but they shouldn’t be, because I am not perfect. My best haiku come from scribbling down the first thing that pops into my head when I experience a moment I want to share. From what I know, and what I imagine, I can create a moment, a feeling, or an emotion that I can share with anyone who picks up this book and flips to a page. This is my world, and I am proud to have found a way to share it. |
sweet bell peppers |
holding his hand |
they lay |
sunset on the bridge |
winter— |
one floor above |
chairs abandoned |
summer— |
protest |
moonlight |
we lay on the sidewalk |
mango trees create shadows |
sun pours through |
under the umbrella |
autumn breeze |
perfectly happy |
the wine glass |
folding my laundry |
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