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Lemon Shake Up: A Haiku Collection

by
Robin Hodge

I am extremely thankful for this class. I get back up every time I fall down in life. I am unstoppable. I will succeed. I used to write poetry while I was growing up. I have been able to revisit that part of m,e and I am eternally grateful for that. I know I have talent and enjoy it very much. While learning to write Haiku, I have been free to express myself in numerous ways. I have tapped into being positive, fed-up, disgusted, funny, blah, depressed, sinking, moody, angry at the World, depressed, inspired, motivated, cold, hot, genuine, and even the DARKNESS has creeped out in some of my Haiku. I love that. I want to THANK YOU SO MUCH for this class.


lemon
shake up
and walk all day

 


peace
only achieved
in a hot shower

 


petals unfolding
the dying rose
on her grave

 


he is perfect
he is mine
dirty socks

 


walking into Caseys
picking candy and snacks
card denied

 


the storms
will come
get used to it

 


silent snowflakes
going door to door
helping neighbors

 


Jones sodas
Mom says no more
sneakily opening the fridge

 


pizza pringle fingers
we lie on the boat laughing
together

 


fishing pole bends
reeling something in
a rusty beer can

 


sitting in pew listening
like I was told
tug on my long braid

 


so sweet
I lick
the bowl again

 


peeling
off the shellac
whatever

 


rowing by
rowing by
say hello to my dream home

 


break ups
are hard
all day in the pool

 


getting ahead
one payment at a time
flat tire

 


lift me up
in prayer
and pass me another beer

 


little boy
and his French fries
a day with Mommy

 


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