Spring Fever:
A 36 Link Kasen-no-renga
by

Brianne Dilbeck • Tony Douglass • Jenny McGeehon

Global Haiku Tradition
Millikin University, Spring 2004


Spring Fever

        

crowded playground
children enjoy
first days of Spring

       cool breeze
       storm clouds fill the sky

surprised eyes
kids disappear
screaming

       thunderclaps
       fireflies unseen

crescent moon
the journey home
dodging puddles

       black night
       no signs of life

                     •

choppy lake
white caps test
a skier

       sandy beach
       unoccupied shells

fresh cut grass
father and son
play catch

       red lollipop
       ants feast

light breeze
sways
their hammock

       broken egg
       bird's nest above

                     •

tornado hits
moon reveals
a family's loss

       tall oak tree
       split down the middle

school parking lot
a doe nurses
her fawn

       unexpected heat
       flowers emerge

afternoon picnic
showered
by cherry blossoms

       plump red tomatoes
       destroyed by nature's guest

                     •

lightning bolt
smoke fills the air
child cries for help

       rushing to get home
       roads closed…flooding

clouds threaten
sirens
heard for miles

       golf ball size hail
       dents in the hood

dinner at home
dad grills
a bird's nest

       wet grass
       clogs the lawnmower

                     •

children's playground
empty…
swings sway

       fallen tree
       rubbish from the storm

neighborhood
alive
…gossip scattered

       weather forecast
       he prepares for the worst

calm evening
…moon
full and bright

       light breeze
       curtains block the view

                     •

spring day
flowers
in full bloom

       grandma's kitchen
       aroma hits the air

afternoon nap
kittens
search for mom

       rainbow kite
       lost in the clouds

journey home
cherry blossoms
lead the way

       journey of love
       new life begins

• • •


©2004 Randy Brooks, Millikin University, Decatur, Illinois || all rights reserved for original authors