Haiku Kukai 03 favorites
Global Haiku • Millikin University • May 2022
1 blonde brunette or even red Lexi Bolt I like this Haiku because I can relate. I can honestly say I have tried these three colors over the years. Grey is not one color I’m ready to try though. As the years pass though I feel like grey is becoming more prominent. Roxanne Rodriguez, May 2022 I liked this one because in my eyes it shows that no matter the hair color, no matter how many years have passed, that we all age. From rich to poor no matter the circumstance we all age and it does not discriminate. Sara Runyen, May 2022 |
2 a safe place that’s yours |
3 my heart beats Riley Cremeens this makes me think of my daughter. How my heart is filled with so much joy and love and since giving birth to her my heart is filled with even more emotions. Sara Runyen, May 2022 |
4 as the music plays |
5 around the board Roxanne Rodriguez I picked this one because I really liked the nostalgia of it, monopoly is what it reminds me of and I believe what can be alluded to. Playing it with my cousins and then recently on a Switch console and other devices it's a game that doesn't go out of style and is replicated in our time with becoming digital. Kaitlyn McIntyre, May 2022 |
6 through the trees |
7 my state medal Riley Cremeens |
8 so many colors Riley Cremeens 8 When I think about this Haiku, I am stuck in traffic at a train stop. I see all the train cars with graffiti going by thinking about what makes someone so compelled to graffiti these train cars. I think they are trying to tell a story because sometimes the graffiti can be pretty and interesting. Roxanne Rodriguez, May 2022 I am from a small town where a train comes through almost every twelve minutes. While sitting at the trains and watching them roll through it does make the viewer wonder what all the initials mean or what’s the story behind the artwork. It also makes someone wonder if they use their artwork elsewhere or just on trains. Sara Runyen, May 2022 |
9 oh no— Roxanne Rodriguez A woman growing older and older begins to worry about how aging will begin to look on her. She looks in the mirror and discovers another grey hair. She can’t help but continue to look in the mirror, remembering when she was young. She never imagined that her hair would be turning grey, and her youth would be escaping her. Cleah Roberts, May 2022 |
10 ice cream Kaitlyn McIntyre |
11 mice |
12 blood pumping Tristan Keller |
13 sloppy kisses and bruised knees Kaitlyn McIntyre This haiku gives me such a pure and wholesome feeling. I think of my daughter, who is eleven months and very active. She has been trying to walk, but for the most part shes learning the best way to fall. I love when she walks toward me and falls with her arms stretched out ready to give me a big sloppy kiss. I never knew someone could make me feel the way she does. I really never knew unconditional love until she came into my life. She is my favorite person. Gabriella Barone, May 2022 |
14 cloudy night |
15 feast for thirty |
16 the first appointment Sara Runyen This haiku resonated with me on a very personal level. I was very unsure of what I wanted to do, but after going to my first ultrasound, I was able to better understand what direction I was going in. I think that is what this haiku is supposed to do for the reader. Whether the “I” in this haiku is a birth mother, birth father, adoptive mother, adoptive brother, biological sister or brother, adoptive sister or brother, ultrasound tech on her first day, etc., there is a feeling that this person felt uncertain and did not know but after hearing the heartbeat they knew. Whether they were unsure of being a parent, sibling, or if they had picked the right job, etc., now they know and that's all that matters. Gabriella Barone, May 2022 |
17 alone with my |
18 scared 6th grader |
19 lights low |
20 sparkling eyes |
21 friends since kindergarten Cleah Roberts |
22 noticed you asleep |
23 sister in my room Addi Wagner |
24 snooze button Addi Wagner |
25 one eye open Addi Wagner |
26 on all night and day |
27 put a stamp |
28 new hair color Gabriella Barone |
29 holding hands Gabriella Barone I think that this is sad. A dad taking his young daughter to his ex-wife's new house that he considers another man’s house. He ponders about how this could have been but is not anymore. So, he cherishes these moments when she still will let him hold her little hand. Roxanne Rodriguez, May 2022 |
30 riding home on the bus Lexi Bolt |
31 Marlboro red kisses Gabriella Barone |
32 stars on a calm night Lexi Bolt |
33 underneath the Friday night lights |
34 old 90’s rock Kaitlyn McIntyre |
35 sleeping more Kaitlyn McIntyre She wakes up and falls back to sleep. The cycle continues over and over. Dishes pile in the sink and clothes are scattered on the floor of her room. The thought of her being productive makes her nauseous. She is trying to pull herself out of the cycle, but it is so hard. Life begins to come crashing down all too often and she is overwhelmed. Cleah Roberts, May 2022 |
36 woke up late Addi Wagner |
37 hair dye Gabriella Barone The broken-hearted girl decides she needs to make a change to her hair. She goes and buys a box of red dye. As she is applying the dye to her head, she remembers all of the good times she and her boyfriend had. Then she quickly is reminded of the betrayal and heartbreak she has faced. The tears begin to form as she rinses the dye out of her hair. Cleah Roberts, May 2022 |
38 my dog's tail |
39 she lies Roxanne Rodriguez I really like this one because of its display of how you have to set boundaries as you grow older. While this could have been a childhood friend, the constant battle of lies can build up so much you have to let the friend go no matter how hard that may be. Kaitlyn McIntyre, May 2022 |
40 feeling tight |
41 three dots . . . Cleah Roberts This haiku is incredibly relatable. Technology can make us feel incredibly separated, but still so receptive. This haiku would not have made any sense a little over five years ago before a receiver could see if a sender was typing. Text creates time and space between individuals and their conversations, but this newer element allows for that awkwardness of will they or wont they respond ever so present. I think this haiku perfectly encapsulated the awkwardness and let down or relief when there is no response. Gabriella Barone, May 2022 |
42 she leaves for work |
43 hand Cleah Roberts |
44 the heartache Riley Cremeens When I read this it felt really heartfelt to me. It envisioned grief for me and how you can miss someone and all they really are anymore is a ghost. Someone from your past only living in memories. I also how in the Kukai it was pointed out it could be like someone ghosted you so it brings a metaphor that the person you are looking for is no longer that person but a ghost of your imagination. Kaitlyn McIntyre, May 2022 |
45 new beats |
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