EN340
/ IN350 Global Haiku Tradition
Dr. Randy Brooks
Spring 2003 |
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In
the Streetlight:
a Collection of Haiku
by
Candace
Golden
When
I write haiku I try to capture little moments that people
do not often stop to take the time to notice. I often find
myself writing a lot of senryu. Senryu is largely concerned
with human nature. I enjoy writing about the ironic situations
that make us human. Haiku is a way for me to relax and really
have fun at the same time.
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Reader's
Introduction
When
Candace writes a haiku, her use of adjectives to clearly
paint a picture for the reader is amazing. Each of her
haiku are so vivid and descriptive, yet they are so simple.
With minimal words, Candace recreates and magnifies a
single moment in time for the reader to experience. I
also really enjoy how Candace uses the element of surprise
in the last line in many of her haiku. This technique
catches the reader off-guard for an instant, so it adds
excitement to the haiku and creates an ending that leaves
the reader both questioning and satisfied with the situation.
—Mary
Reed
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snowflakes
dance
in the streetlight
our frozen breath lingers
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the
icy windopane
a warm conversation
between strangers
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star-gazing
while the surf
washes my feet
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mother's
funeral
the rain lessens enough
to see the rainbow
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rose
petals float
in warm bath water
her gift to herself
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needing
solitude
into the water
she dives
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among
swept up trash piles
the bum fingers
discarded beads
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the
elderly woman
at the bus station
her soldier still missing
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his
hand slides lower
little hairs stand up
on the back of my neck
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her
teddy bear
one eye
under the bed
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sunbathing
topless
the boy can't help
but gawk
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sudden
downpour
the
only
one
with
an
umbrella
is
my
drink
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©2003
Randy Brooks, Millikin University, Decatur, Illinois || all rights
reserved for original authors
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