Haiku Born & Revised 7 Set 7 • Summer 2001 Millikin University These haiku were selected and revised through a matching contest approach, so we have a first, second, third and fourth place and additional votes indicated. heavy shade— under the oak . . . guilt walks in revised to: heavy shade under the oak . . . guilt walks in Chelsey A. Peters (1st) reflection in the mirror— modeling only for herself Marvin Hill (2nd) summer twilight Grandma's laughter catches on cigarette smoke revised to: Summer twilight . . . Grandma's raspy laughter catches on cigarette smoke Amy Cassity (3rd) summer school— driving in a circle no place to park Mike Lawary (4th) spring convention shaking hands with the man of my dreams Amy Cassity (5) Instant replay— secretly improving my golf score Marvin Hill (2) I stop to see— the length of truth . . . Shadows on hot black top revised to: I stop to see the length of truth . . . skid marks on the black top or: I stop to see the length of truth . . . shadows on the black top Chelsey A. Peters (2) winter storm . . . bulging belly wet car seat revised to: winter storm . . . her bulging belly the wet car seat Mike Lawary (5) Asleep— squinched eyes she grabs her chest revised to: sleeping beauty— squinched eyes she grabs her chest Mike Lawary midnight the only sound— grandfather clock ticking Amy Cassity (4) thick fog wraps . . . around the dock reflections unseen Chelsey A. Peters (3) taking a risk the ground out from under me Amy Cassity (2) My! What a lovely . . . Ring revised to: Players Bar My! What a lovely . . . Ring Amy Cassity one foot here, arms around my waist. "Alright brother" revised to: one foot here, arms around my waist the new dance Visar Dida on the swings touching the treetops with our toes revised to: on the swings touching the leaves with our toes Amy Cassity (4) @ 2001 • Dr. Randy Brooks • Millikin University