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Global Haiku • Millikin University • January 2019

after school surprise
               the family
has a new member

winter morning
the clock struck nine
i’m late

Christian Zenon

brotherly love—
blurred pink vision
stitches

Christian Zenon

under the tree
searching for toys
     nowhere in sight

Kailey Lyons

Mom says
kiss the children goodbye
       warrants being served tonight

Kailey Lyons

cold sweat
where is my mother
i’m all alone

Christian Zenon

This haiku reminds me of what’s to come. Soon I will be graduating from college and I’m going to be scared and frantic about making decisions and I’m going to want my mom, but she’s not always going to be available to me. I’m not going to be able to run to her as often as I want. Taron Jones, January 2019

catch
the friend screams
touchdown

Tyvon Johnson

the boy raps
his friends dance
the boy's mom yells

unlit room
toys scattered
a wet pillow

at the top of the stairs
jittering feet
pine tree glows

Alex Collins

hair floating up
feet holding shoulders
struggling to rise

the girl runs
the boy chases
along the beach shore

Tyvon Johnson

I imagine a group of boys following around a group of girls at the beach trying to get their attention. The girls are playing harder to get but that isn’t stopping the boys from trying. I also can see this in a very innocent way of young kids or siblings running around, spending all of their energy chasing each other on the beach. The final way I visualized this poem was kind of like the opening scene in grease where Danny is chasing Sandy around the beach. Kailey Lyons, January 2019

crisp fall morning
girl rides her bicycle
looking for a playmate

legs in the cart
mother arranges coupons
groceries pile up

Margaret Comerford

the sewing box
collection of a life
broken blue button

a board game scattered       glares fixed on the winner

Alex Collins

              neighborhood I once knew       gone

              Taron Jones

snow day
giggling cousins snuggle up
for grandma's story

Margaret Comerford

entering
the deserted banquet hall
chocolate syrup-lined bowls

 

 

fire roaring into open sky
body quakes
medical staff rush to help

Alex Collins

autumn arriving
on one knee
I kneel

Taron Jones

night after night
     he sleeps on the couch
          instead of his bed

Kailey Lyons

I felt this one was trying to explain a tired worker, who just passes out after work before making to their bed. I also visualize the bed room being a little distance from the door he enters. I also see a man watching movies and dosing off on the couch every night. Or it could also mean that a husband has gotten into an argument with his wife and kicks him out the bed onto the couch. Von Johnson, January 2019

bright summer light
nine children
run around the playground

walking in snow
downfall covers our tracks
lost

Conner Cloney

rope swing slows down
the children gather
for grace

Kailey Lyons

outside the tent
        sticks
dipped in the candle

the green grass
rich with leaves
a rake lays by itself

dad casts the line
                    I wait
for a tug

Kailey Lyons

There's patience and love in the relationship. The child relies on the the dad for support and help, and he is willing to give it no matter how small the task. I feel excitement from the kid too as they wait for that right moment to reel in the fish. Alex Collins, January 2019

I enjoyed this because it reminded me of the times, my dad and I would go fishing and he would bait and cast the line. He would pass it off to me and then it would be a long waiting process while the bait if far out in the water. I felt a connection while reading this because of that. Conner Cloney, January 2019

Prairie Farm milk
can’t find the expiration date
Welp

Christian Zenon

I felt this one was hilarious. I felt that way because it’s when you can’t find the expiration date you either normally smell to drink to it or just don’t drink it at all. So I visualize me going to make some cereal and the milk being spoiled and that being the reason I can’t drink the milk myself. Von Johnson, January 2019

This was hysterical because the fact it's hit or miss. The welp is the mood, I suppose you’ll know if it's spoiled or not after the first taste. I think it's a thing we can all share and say we can relate, most of us buy milk and I havent had this particular event occur to me but its a thing that is likely to happen. That's what makes it interesting to me. Conner Cloney, January 2019

sick of school
stay in the bed
          pretend

Conner Cloney

I'm just right here in my senior year and just ready to be done. But in another sense i think of it as i had a late night practice and i am sick of getting up for classes. I have had to send a little email to my professors my freshman year just said i am not leaving my room today. Senior year i am getting tired of always getting up it has been a long journey. Christian Zenon, January 2019

fire lit home
all the cousins dog pile
on grandmother’s bed

Margaret Comerford

family ducks down
sounds come from outside
gun shots

on a cozy couch
flooded with grief
I unpack my thoughts

Christian Zenon

On a familiar couch in which this individual has many memories on they now are experiencing a trauma. They had gotten a call earlier that day that a family member had passed. Although it is normally a cozy couch, it now might feel stiff and not as cozy as it once was. This person is overwhelmed with sadness and grief and simply cannot catch their breath. Slowly but surely they begin to replay memories with that person, remembering the good times spent together. Although these are happy thoughts they still only feel sadness from future memories that have been robbed. Grief floods as they begin to feel as if they should have created more time to share with the perished person. Maggie Comerford, January 2019

fall practice
breezy summer morning
a fresh pair of cleats

Tyvon Johnson

This haiku triggers many great memories I had on the football field. I didn’t start playing football till I got to high school. Once I got accustomed to the sport, I loved it. In football its nothing better than having practice on a summer morning that’s not to hot or too cold. It’s probably one of a few weathers that football players admire. But nothing beats having a fresh pair of cleats to start the season off right and in style. Taron Jones, January 2019

looking back
through the stormy window
      you’re gone in the rain

window open
late night summer mist
caresses the face

Taron Jones

It gives a great sensation of a cool temperature and relaxation. You get to sit and enjoy the weather without much thought of anything else. It's comforting to think about being able to wholly focus on the gentle touch of the mist. Alex Collins, January 2019

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