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Global Haiku Tradition • Kasen-Renga • April 18, 2013

 

After the Rain

April 18, 2013

by

Spring 2013 Global Haiku Class

 

Authors include:

ab - Alex Buchko
al - Amanda Lee
cb - Courtney Burress
cd - Charlie Decker
ec - Emily Crutchfield
eed - Emily D'Ambrose
hz - Heidi A. Zapp
jc - Jordan Caulk
jr - Jonathan Robertson
ka - Kenneth Albin
km - Kelsey Meredith
rm - Randi Mehrmann
rmb - Randy Brooks
sek - Sarah E. Kisly
to - Therese O'Shaughnessy

After the Rain

Singin' in the rain, ju—
UMBRELLAGETBACKHERE!
. . . day ruined.

CB

flash flood . . .
second shower

JC

coming in from the rain—
I forgot
to shut my window

AB

shoes laid out
next to the fireplace

HZ

spring storms—
when the daytime moon
needs a bath

KM

in the bathtub
mother washes child

EC

•

elephants in the river
father returning
completes the trio

CD

two trunks
form a heart

KA

we pack up
the van
Road trip!

JR

excited chatter
mom counts her children

SEK

Splat!
Nerf gun bullet misses . . .
and hits moon

EED

she gives me
the evil eye

RMB

•

as the moon appears
kids sleep quietly
in the back seat

AL

hestitantly—we set our bags
a janky, highway motel

TO

roaches everywhere
the taboo
smoke from her lips

RM

tip-toeing past shards
of last night's mistakes

CB

plowing deeper
into me
dry as a bone

JC

coming in from the heat
welcome oasis

AB

•

his wide arms
hold me close
keep me safe

JC

I soak in the smell
of cologne and rain water

CB

drips on the page
I spill my heart
for him

RM

sixth grade diary
—pages of undying love

TO

senior prom
feelings remain
love still the same

AL

dried flowers
In the glass bookcase

RMB

•

two years later
I see you
with new eyes

EED

Cross necklace
He looks away

SEK

so much has changed
how did this
ever work?

JR

staring . . .
at the VCR

KA

“three bucks
best I can do”
pawn shop blues

CD

I leave the store
with the barred windows

EC

•

the old music box
plays someone else's
favorite song

KM

I hate Indian givers
I take that back

HZ

finally walking out
nowhere to go . . .
but anywhere

AB

He said “get lost.”
So I did.

JC

shaking the limb
cherry blossoms fall
she stomps away

CB

never
looking back

RM

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