Haiku Kukai 11

Global Haiku • Millikin University • Spring 2025

1

trees whisper
in dream language
they nod, understanding

 

2

cute dress!
i just bought
the same one

 

3

21st bar crawl;
still stuck in 2020
at my sweet 16

 

4

commuter student
hometown
only to me

 

5

my shadow hums tunes
only crows can decode—
i dance anyway

 

6

stars beyond my reach
breathing under their light
as if i belong, too

 

7

no wallet
I hop on the train
and let the wind lead

 

8

empty elevator
somehow
feels like me

 

9

future is
a blank canvas
what colors will fill it?

 

10

gazing up
from the open field
stars fall
from the sky
into my eyes

 

11

floating in
the nighttime lake
with my best friend
we send questions
to the universe

 

12

dropped my phone
I look up
at the stars
for the first time
in a while

 

13

funeral
his first wife
doesn’t show

 

14

same face
contrasting personalities:
twins

 

15

facing Mecca.
reading Hebrew.
different devotions

 

16

family dog
how many lifetimes
has he chased sticks 

 

17

spring rains
for some, the fond
memories of Dad

 

18

Easter sunrise
oops, I broke
the yolk

 

19

the car ride home
after he passed
i fall asleep

 

 

20

reaching for a scone
a child’s
greedy hand

 

21

the bright sun
shines on
a dark town

 


© 2025, Randy Brooks • Millikin University
All rights returned to authors upon publication.