Haiku Kukai 2
Global Haiku • Millikin University • Fall 2017
the tire on the tree |
sun rising through blinds |
was it all a dream? |
struggles and trials— |
Sunday evening |
closed laptop |
video games with sister— |
the hallway lengthens |
soft whispers in the library |
dark audience |
glossy finger nails |
pigtails |
quiet evening |
stadium full |
tears pour down |
hot day |
bunny slippers |
coffee gone cold |
humid night |
ankles deep |
running to class |
patiently waiting |
study hall |
his sweater |
sound asleep in the dorm |
some at the pool |
midnight fire burning slow |
shaky knees |
family game night |
to-do list |
play at home plate |
heavy breathing |
November chill |
wearing sweats to |
loose gray sweatpants |
tempurpedic pillow |
no time— |
Bible verses and |
the old stone wall |
the old tree
|
turning on the lights |
the train whistle |
the waves crash |
home from work |
I did |
lunch with a client |
the little pup |
movie night with friends |
cramped hands |
four white walls |
high heat |
all nighter |
the maroon raspberry |
knees tremble |
2:30am |
brown paper bag |
the professor lingers |
I look to the sky |
everyone expects more |
a single seed |
world domination |
swallowing my fear |
ten more pages . . . |
fingers fumbling |
|
everything wrapped perfectly |
in the silence |
roaring rapids |
headphones in |
missing my happy place |
headphones in |
floating downstream |
a parks worker |
busy supermarket |
late at night |
writing dates |
a blanket of snow |
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