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Global Haiku • Millikin University • Spring 2010

dangerous storm
we hide for cover
find love

perilous storm
we hide
finding love

dangerous storm
we cover for shelter
flooded with love

snowfall in the forest
a white blanket covers
sleeping trees

in the forest
a white blanket covers
saplings

in the forest
a blanket of snow
covers new growth

worn ski tracks
many powdery paths
fading quickly

ski tracks
worn powdery path
fading quickly

ski tracks
many worn paths
fading quickly

ski tracks
worn powdery paths
fade

playground gym
catching snowflakes
on her tongue

catching snowflakes
playground
on her tongue

rush down the slide
catching snowflakes
on her tongue

jungle gym
catching snowflakes
on her tongue

jungle gym
snowflakes fall
on her tongue

snow beneath my shoes
feel it through my soles
no boots

wet snow
through my soles
no boots

no boots
the feel of snow
through my soles

snowfall seizes
the still silence succeeds
to sedate me

snowfall seizes
the still silence
sedates me

snowfall seizes
the still silence
successfully sedates me

snow day
building a snowman in the backyard
alone

backyard
a snowman
alone

snow day
alone in the back yard
a snow man

school cancelled
building a snowman
alone

second snow day
building a snowman
alone in the backyard

second snow day
alone in the backyard
building a snowman

backyard lawn
my only friend
is Frosty

in the backyard
Frosty and I
stand alone

tangled ice skates
her sprawled out body
illuminated in the rink

tangled skates
sprawled out body
center of the rink

tangled ice skates
a snow angel
on the rink

 

clear and thick
the ice supports
my fall

foggy and thick
ice catches
a fall

quiet landings
snowflakes gather
in the night

quiet fluttering
snowflakes land
in the night

quiet landing
snowflakes setlle
on airport lights

alighting silently
snowflakes gather
in the night

quiet landings
snowflakes crash
into night

sizzling square patties
grand opening
makes the cold wait hotter

grand opening
sizzling square patties
make the cold wait hotter

grand opening
sizzling square patties
warm the cold wait

sizzling square patties
a grand opening
tames the cold

sunshine
passes away
replaced by storm clouds

sunshine
bullied into
storm cloud

sunshine
passes away
storm clouds

sunshine passes
a switch for
storm clouds

backyard swing
red spot
on a cheek

backyard swing
a red spot
on my cheek

backyard swing
red spot
on my cheek

old tire swing
red spot
on my cheek

school-ground swing set
a red spot
on her cheek


© 2010, Randy Brooks • Millikin University
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