Haiku Kukai 2 Favorites
Global Haiku • Millikin University • January 2019
she lays Taron Jones |
mother’s sickness Christian Zenon |
the dying flower Alex Collins |
school day Christian Zenon |
she screams Tyvon Johnson This right here is just a simple argument that he is not trying to have. It is something small to him but she blows it up and he just does not want to argue anymore so he leaves. Or they are both mad and he exits the room before he says something even worse that would ruin the relationship. Christian Zenon, January 2019 |
gun in hand Tyvon Johnson I chose one of my own because I relate to it the most out of all the ones. Also because I just lost one of my closest friends to gun fire a few weeks ago. It doesn’t make sense how people are losing their lives especially the young children. No parent should have to bury their own child, is what I always think about. Von Johnson, January 2019 |
grandpa's grave— Margaret Comerford |
final drive Margaret Comerford |
father taken Taron Jones |
hazy morning Christian Zenon |
the sun Taron Jones |
seven years Christian Zenon It definitely feels like it relates to school or a job. You put so much effort and time into each, and you could end up not knowing if anything grew from the experiences. You have no idea what you learned or gained from putting that much time and effort into something, so there's this feeling of wasted time and concern. Alex Collins |
sitting in shackles Taron Jones I get a feeling of ease from the character. Like they're in jail being persecuted for something, yet they're patiently waiting out their time or the time they have until they're proven innocent. It's also a powerful message about how our rights can be easily taken away if we aren't deemed worthy of them. Alex Collins The inmate locked away, waiting for long while. The break and pause is a powerful tactic used here, it signifies he’s been waiting for awhile and I do think it was a clever setup. I think this was an interesting view on prison life, and I think bringing light to the inates is good because most people look over them and they get passed up. Conner Cloney, January 2019 this was my favorite haiku out of them all. I really liked the imagery I got when seeing the word shackles because you can both see and hear them. The author then adds a long pause to build up the tension that this defendant was probably feeling. this sentencing seems very important to this defendant and it seems like everyone in that courtroom was eager to hear the verdict as well. Kailey Lyons, January 2019 This is my personal favorite because I can relate to it. I have a lot of friends that I grew up with that are incarcerated and will be old before they see freedom again. I feel every piece of this haiku. I feel it from two perspectives. I feel it as if I'm sitting in the jail cell with my friend, but I’m not actually there. It’s just this part of me is sitting there and waiting. The other perspective is I am that friend that’s waiting on my other friends await their freedom once again. Taron Jones, January 2019
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senior year Christian Zenon This haiku is another good one because this is very relatable, not only for me but others as well. This is a haiku that everyone performs at some point in their life. Whether it’s snoozing the alarm clock to go to work or to school. But at different points in individual lives, they snooze that alarm clock for a extra few minutes of sleep. Taron Jones, January 2019 I enjoyed this kukai because it made me think back to senior year as the clocked strike zero of me walking across that stage. Even though I still feel that way because I’m taking this immersion, I knew the exact feeling. Just ready to be done with all the school work. Von Johnson, January 2019
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empty hallway Conner Cloney IN this i just think of showing up to school late and wondering where everyone is. You walk in knowing you are late and you see no one in the halls but you here teachers in the classroom. Then when you get to your class you are hesitant to walk in because then everyone will look at you. Christian Zenon, January 2019 |
screaming Taron Jones This was an interesting haiku, it’s funny to see how someone would be so irritated yet the deaf man has no clue what’s being said. It’s an interesting topic here. I expected and uproaring argument with the yelling. But at the end I was amused to see the other man was deaf. A man's wasted effort to attack someone else. Conner Cloney, January 2019 I picked this one because my interpretation was different than a majority of the class. I originally took this as this deaf man is looking for someone to hear him because he is in trouble. While my classmates took it as people were yelling at this deaf man but get no response because obviously he cannot hear what is going on. Kailey Lyons, January 2019 Although funny because the deaf man cannot hear anyone screaming or shouting at him, this also reminded me of Jim from Huckleberry Finn, when he hit his daughter because he thinks she is not listening to him about closing the door, but in reality she has gone deaf from an illness, and he doesn’t realize that she cannot hear him. Toni Macon, January 2019
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get out of the house Kailey Lyons |
Conner Cloney |
calm water Conner Cloney |
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