EN340 / IN350 Global Haiku Tradition
Dr. Randy Brooks
Spring 2002
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Dorina Aguilar

Real Symbolism: Readings
of John Stevenson's Haiku

Chiyo-ni & Stevenson


ALL AROUND ME
Selected Haiku

by
Dorina Aguilar

My collection is a recognition of my surroundings and of all the things I love in life. There is a distinct style at simplicity conveyed in each line that allows me to remember how fortunate I truly am, as an individual. I hope you enjoy this work.

Medea Mosxona writes, "Out of our entire group, Dorina's haiku were the haiku that I enjoyed the most. Her style is similar to mine in many ways. For example, she enjoys writing about love and its many facets. I also like the simplicity in the moments that she describes. Her style uses a lot of ambiguity, which I enjoy because it is easier to put myself into the haiku when I read it. Her style has a very musical tone. She captures moments that have very little surface beauty and transforms them into inspiring images."


his number
up and down the court
not him


messy room
he'll soon be here
dust off his pictures


change of scent
but he always
welcomes me home

 

 

unattractive
fuzzy exterior
I slice my kiwi


numb fingers trying
to curl up
away from the cold

 

 

     Rengay

empty tables
early in the night
college pub

     leaning on the bar
     waiting for the next round

medium rare
the raw meet
inhaled

     cigarette smoke
     dwelling in my hair

candle on the table
flickering
in your eyes

     talking on the phone
     waiting for the results

by Dorina and Kerry and Amy Goebel


©2002 Randy Brooks, Millikin University, Decatur, Illinois || all rights reserved for original authors