| EN340 / IN350 Global Haiku Tradition Dr. Randy Brooks Millikin University PACE November 2004 |
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Must Be A Nurse: Haiku by Karen Bender This collection of original haiku is compiled as part of a Global Haiku class at Millikin University. I am currently in the PACE program working toward a Bachelor of Science in Nursing. I did not know much about haiku before taking the class. Professor Randy Brooks has opened my eyes to the art of reading as well as writing these short, but meaningful, verses. I find myself looking for opportunities to compose a haiku about almost Everything! I chose the title of this collection because the title haiku won a prize in our first kukai. It may not mean a lot to anyone who is not a nurse, but after all, that is what I am. I tend to write my haiku based on experiences and observations. I like to read other people's haiku and then compose my own based on the memories and feelings evoked by them. I have also learned that what may appear at first to be a good effort can many times be improved upon. Most of the haiku in this collection are left as originally written, but I have edited a few of them into what I feel are better versions of the same thought.
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turning
off the faucet |
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tower's
flashing lights |
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trees
bend |
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curious
retriever |
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coon
dog panting |
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New
Year's eve birth |
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deer-- the
leavings caught
in winter’s grip-- Frost
hidden
in the closet images
of days past-- Karen & Steve Bender |
©2004 Randy Brooks, Millikin University, Decatur, Illinois || all rights reserved for original authors