Global Haiku • January 2023
Dr. Randy Brooks

Inner Thoughts

by
Madison Foreman

This group of haiku is dedicated to my family and friends. I wouldn't have these memories to share if it wasn’t for you allowing me to be my own person and experience different things.

This collection of haiku is from my deepest, most inner thoughts, hence the title. Some are from scenarios I have experienced and been a part of, some are just from my imagination. You, the reader, get to decide which haiku are real for you and which are made up. I hope this collection can show you that these situations and scenarios happen to everyone, and you are never alone.

sand between our toes
sun shining brightly
it begins to rain

mother and daughter
laughter and tears
she sits alone

the bright sun
reflects off the water
I weep

camera flashes
smiles across their faces
it’s all fake

I stare up
to the sky
smiling

the clock ticks
white room
waiting for the results

tears stream down her face
brown dye covered hands
new person

homemade poster
hangs on the wall
Christmas present