Dead of Night

April 18, 2013

by

Spring 2013 Global Haiku Class

Authors include:

al - Amanda Lee
to - Therese O'Shaughnessy
rm - Randi Mehrmann
cb - Courtney Burress
jc - Jordan Caulk
ab - Alex Buchko
hz - Heidi A. Zapp
km - Kelsey Meredith
ec - Emily Crutchfield
cd - Charlie Decker
ka - Kenneth Albin
jr - Jonathan Robertson
sek - Sarah E. Kisly
eed - Emily D'Ambrose
rmb - Randy Brooks

Dead of Night

in the dead of night
he whispers . . .
her name

al

snuggling closer
under a heavy quilt

to

grandma's house
a warm smell
forbidden territory

rm

stealing kisses
from the cookie jar

cb

crumbs fall on the blanket
stargazing

jc

night diamonds
no justice from poetry

ab

•

dew covers
the grass
and everything

hz

spring morning
old couple hand in hand

km

the hand I've known
my whole life
now wrinkled and spotted

ec

my daughter's chicken pox
I am revolted

cd

school days missed
she sits in bed
doing homework

ka

sneaking out the window
senior skip day

jr

•

feeling alive
I wish on the moon
and leap

sek

the light illuminates the dark . . .
potential

eed

her sticky note
on the mirror
a Bible verse

rmb

gives her faith
that it will be ok

al

homecoming corsage
shriveled
on her desk

to

a night to remember
a date to forget

rm

•

looking slick
greased back hair
and a leather jacket

to

wishes good looks
wasn't all he had

al

a red mustang
with oversized tires
racing stripe

rmb

oh please . . .
a racing stripe?

eed

she laughs
he notices the deep russet
of her hair

sek

she is . . .
the one

jr

•

awaken from a dream
the matrix
is not real

ka

if only . . .
he puts on his McDonald's uniform

cd

through the drive up
an old love
is rekindled

ec

buy me a McFlurry
so I know it's real

km

hot sun
melts the ice cream
tye-dye soup

hz

new froyo place!
line—
out the door

ab

•

in line
for an hour and a half
so worth it

jc

passing the time
in silence

cb

ex-lover
stands awkwardly
behind me

rm

I pretend to ignore
the ring on his finger

to

cherry blosson trees
bloom
I'm over it

al

no regrets
on this warm pillow

rmb

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