End of the Semester Final Haiku Kukai

Global Haiku Tradition
Millikin University, Spring 2001

i wait for a miracle he just walks by Megan Klein (2)

mother daughter talk-- tiptoeing around the dirt mounds Melanie Hayes (2)

afterwards-- blonde head snoozes on his bare chest Mary Gamble (2)

cold, clear stream, shoes and socks atop a rock Amanda Young (6)

after melted snow my reflection among dead leaves Kathrin Walsch (3)

clapping offbeat grandmother never looked so happy Karrie Hardwick (2)

city park she studies classifieds dandelion seeds in the air Mark Grizzard (3)

full moon above the old security guard turns up the heat Karen Brain (2)

swaying palms-- sand  s  i  f  t  s through my fingers Amanda Young (2)

beneath the stars . . . falling flakes catch on her eyelashes Nick Walthers (4)

make-up one more layer and he'll        love me Karrie Hardwick (3)

long drive home-- only the night between headlights Kay Millikin (8)

distant storm . . . our porch conversation into the summer night Kay Millikin (5)

speechless at her news his gaze drops to her navel Megan Klein (7)

halter top and a cigarette shoving a stroller welfare check      late Sarah Lutz (3)

standing on the green-- golf ball headed straight . . . past the hole Mary Gamble (3)

River of sunshine      two children           swim Michelle Clements (2)

sixteen country road Violent Femmes at the wheel James Brett (3)

brown leaf clings to my hair . . . the search for her grave Katie Malcom (3)

whispering crowd her sweaty palms grasp the microphone Karrie Hardwick (2)

doorbell rings . . . my stomach not sure about this date Lauren Omohundro (2)

in the mountains, mountains a copycat, copycat lurks near me, near me Lauren Omohundro (6)

the next morning in leprechaun boxers vommiting green James Brett (3)

Amish fruitstand from her bonnet braided pigtails Kay Millikin (6)

braided hair before bedtime sunrise promises so many waves Kathrin Walsch (4)

unsure of who he is, he lets alcohol decide Sarah Lutz (2)