Global Haiku • July 2017
Dr. Randy Brooks

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Norman Mears

 

In the Basement

by
Norman Mears

Dedicated to: the supporters in my life, past and present.

This collection of haiku were written over a period of two months in the summer of 2017. Most of them were penned while sitting in silence and as the titles states, In the Basement. I chose to handwrite this collection in this form for the purpose of making it more of a personal feel. While sharing my haiku in the beginning, I was told that seeing my own hand written work, added to the feeling of the topics. At first I found that if I tried to write, it was hard to do. Yet, taking everyday moments and explaining them in a more simple form to put my reader in the same place I was, seemed easier. Finding the art of haiku has been a fun journey for me and I plan to continue this in the future.

Norman Mears
8/6/2017


in the basement
hidden behind the boxes
grandfather's blackberry wine


full moon glowing
two lovers
separate their things


adding one chair
graduating
from the kid's table


flag on the shelf
never kissed the wind
but draped


eight zero eight
lottery winner
not my ticket

 


hamster wheel spinning
vigorously
after midnight


red nose and wig
big shoes
ready for the party


around the campfire
we joke
about banjos


pepperoni pizza from Monical's
ranch dressing
disaster


ground ball to second
the outfielders
finishing their bouquet


second oldest park
finally seeing
the World Series

 


needle laid down
crackle of the vinyl
vintage is new again


ducky blow up
water wings
ready for the high dive


brothers battling
pitch of the ball
ghost man on second


her hair
golden
before the treatments

 


crimson snow
laying quietly
the rabbit


never taken to church
adding names
to those of the past


yellowing yearbook pages
autographs
of those not so famous


in the mailbox
name and address
from long ago


grilled cheese
cheese toasty
the great debate


song in my head
over and over
I hate that song


wooden crosses
planted
pets of the past


swaying along
flame of my lighter
raised high

 


© 2017, Randy Brooks • Millikin University
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