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Haiku Roundtable • Fall 2002
Dr. Randy Brooks |
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Maureen Yates
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WAKING
MEMORIES
by
Maureen Yates
The
haiku in this collection are many of my first attempts at
this genre of writing. Many are written from memories, hence
the title, WALKING MEMORIES. In each one I have tried to
capture the moment and the emotions or tone that accompanies
that specific image.
Many
have to do with a significant other, family, friends, and
the nature around me. Some take on a mystical or spiritual
tone. Being Wiccan, many of these contain elements of nature
and moon.
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The
last two are rengay co-authored with my friend and fellow
writer, Stacy Radliff. I felt that these expressed two
moments of this semester so perfectly that I could not
leave them out. I hope you enjoy my little collection,
and maybe, possibly there will be others in the future.
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in
your eyes
I
see myself
just
a reflection
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grassy
courtyard
night music
learning the two-step
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"To
Daddy" on an envelope
with snow themed stamps;
military Christmas
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balls
of snow
knock off his nose;
die Frosty die!
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soft
flakes settle
in long dark hair
snow angel
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after
school hours
in the empty playground
leaves play tag
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laughter
echoes
through empty branches
a child's grave
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silent
owl flight
against the stars;
the search goes on
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dancing
dancing
round the fire
glance over the shoulder
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by
the
fire
visiting
with
old
friends,
cups
of
mulled
wine
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afternoon
stroll;
lizards
sun
themselves
on
ruined
stone
walls
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Homecoming
Parade
disgruntled
bank
accountant
stake
in
hand
waiting
for
his
chance
drums
set
the
speed
winds
set
the
mood
football
players
dressed
in
drag
hoot
and
holler
starlet
wannabes
in
tacky
formals
posing
men
in
fez
riding
baby
bikes
five
year
old
beaned
by
jaw
breakers
Stacy
Radliff
&
Maureen
Yates
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starlit
sky
ripples,
stone
sinks
a
tree
falls
in
the
distant
wood
full
benevolent
moon,
Her
mirror
the
placid
lake.
on
the
shore
listening
to
silence
even
the
fish
sleep.
the
ripples
spread,
dust
hangs
in
the
air
awaiting
the
moment
of
fulfillment
midnight
ritual
Stacy
Radliff
&
Maureen
Yates
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Randy Brooks, Millikin University, Decatur, Illinois || all rights
reserved for original authors
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