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Andrew Kirchgesner
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CANDLELIGHT DINNER
Selected Haiku
by
Andrew
Kirchgesner
This
collection was written entirely during the spring semester,
2002, of my junior year at Millikin University, where I am
currently majoring in computer science. The idea for my title
to this collection came about from my signature haiku:
candlelight
dinner
her
hands in mine
from
across the table
This
haiku is my favorite from what I have written, and it also
stands for many other haiku I have written, sort of like an
introduction to my other works. The inspiration for the majority
of this collection came about from class assignments, in addition
to nature walks, long drives on weekends around the state,
and my girlfriend. Some of my haiku is personal, whereas others
are completely fictional. The fictional haiku was written
by me, as I tried to capture specific moments in a haiku.
~Andrew
Kirchgesner
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Reader
Response
Andrew
writes his haiku on a tell-it-like-it-is basis. He also
writes fiction haiku based on anticipated future events.
He rarely puts emotions into his haiku. One of his rare
haiku that does incorporate emotion is
drab
red roses
no
flower arrangement
is
good enough
In
this haiku, he spends hours looking for the perfect roses
for his love. Every rose is so dull to him. They’re
all the same; red roses, white roses, pink roses . . . etc.
Some have brown edges on them, some are wilted. He wants
to give her the best flower arrangement that he can find
to show her that he didn’t just pick up the first rose
bouquet that he saw. Putting that extra effort into his
gift for her shows just how much he loves her, compared
to the guy who waits until the last minute and runs to the
local gas station to pick up a quick-pick bouquet.
~Jane Millikin
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