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Global Haiku Traditions • Fall 2005
Dr. Randy Brooks
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Mattoon PACE Haiku Project
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Bowling Alley Ginko
by
Marlene Gardner, Donna Hyland, and Starr Dawkins
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bowler approaches line
ball in flight
gutter greets an old friend
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young first-time bowler
more fascinated
by the ball return
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ashtrays fill, bottles empty
old friends laugh
in borrowed shoes
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empty bottles, empty lanes
and full ashtrays
closing time
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two women drink and flirt
new game begins
guy in the next lane makes the split
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ladies’ auxiliary
arrives shaking
snow from their headscarves
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pins stand like soldiers
awaiting the cannon's first shot
bowler sips a beer
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elegant lady
removes her Jimmy Choo’s
and slips on the rented shoes
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league night
beer and bowling pins
both get knocked down
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mom pretends
to play Pac man
for the first time
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grown-ups sipping beer
pretend not to notice
their kids misbehaving
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bumper pads
and lots of giggling
bowling alley birthday
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© 2005, Randy Brooks • Millikin University
All rights returned to authors upon publication.
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