PACE Global Haiku • January 2007
Dr. Randy Brooks

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Kathy Carter

Haiku Memories

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Kathy Carter

Haiku can be written by anyone who lives everyday life, has a memory, or an imagination. Each line of a haiku is only a fragment of a thought about anything. I feel that by giving only small pieces of information, it is like a snapshot of the story. There is no haiku that is too complicated for normal people to understand. People reading haiku may not come up with the same meaning because it will trigger a memory of something they have experienced. I believe it is a way to pull the reader into the haiku so that they cannot only enjoy, but also relate at a deeper level.


heart pounding
fresh powder
skis pointed down


Mom’s favorite doll
a place on a shelf
a place in my heart


snow falls
old man shovels
winter’s beard

 


snow drifts rise and fall
deep inside
my red boots


almost blind
can’t hear intruders
faithful companion

 


© 2007, Randy Brooks • Millikin University
All rights returned to authors upon publication.