What is a haiku?
It is an unrhymed poem with 17 syllables arranged in three lines of 5, 7, and 5 syllables, respectively. Haiku began in thirteenth-century Japan.
Authors: Crowley Carter, Fatima Abdirizak, Rae Concha, Betu Denebo, Jocelyn Jimenez Romero, Henry Hun, Muna Mohammed, Cedric Mayo, Maia Roundtree, Kyi Oo and Matyana Vilaipone
As the sun rises
She lets her smile grace her skin
Happy to begin
The moon shone above
and she starred, loving the glow
she said, what a beau
She watched from above
the breeze flowing gas he ran
the tears pouring down
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Crowley Carter
A dark cloud of rain
The sweet smell of Petrichor
The goosebumps on your arm
The red roses and
weeping Wisteria trees
both meaningful and remind me of you
Don't know what to write
I never wrote a haiku
Hope I did this right
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Fatima Abdirizak
Don't let them see you
falling into the abyss
of your sorrow thoughts
Her fingers gently
making their way around me
don't move she whispers
Her fingers sink in
slowly into my thick flesh
I want to scream, shout
Rae Concha
Never good with crowds
Tend to automatically shut down
Guess it's time to change
Brown face, body brace
Color makes me suffocate
“I can’t breathe” again
I'm happy not sad
Doesnt wanna cry, wanna laugh
Tears or teeth? Or both.
Betu Denebo
The world within me
The wonder of my dreams
Steal my sorrowful Reality
I love olive garden:
Olive garden my love
Your soups and breadsticks give life
My wallet feels sad
Art:
Ink brushes paper
the creation comes to life
artist in motion
Henry Hun
Voices heard in the wind,
whispers in my way,
go away, disappear.
Moon rises, Sunsets, Existence, Universe, Peace, Freedom pleads for me.
Nature blooms freely,
wind taps the rain,
silence is deadly, free me, please.
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I began the day
Awake and ready
To fight the bad habits
Work in the summer
is like an unwanted day
I desire break now
Sunshine in the sky
birds making their sound outside
smile on my face; calm
Muno (Muna) Mohammed
My thoughts will follow
Follow you into your dreams
Muguet des bois
Staring at the roof
For far past it are the stars
Gazing at the roof
Hikikomori
Go to sleep, back to your dreams
We will meet there soon
Cedric Mayo
Just Us:
Bright stars in the sky
Let's sit and watch them fly by
Sharing this moment
Dream State:
I try not to think
About what life has to bring
So I live in dreams
Moving:
I want to stay here
Watching my things disappear
Home no longer near
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1: Washington rain:
The rain falls slowly
Hits like sharp needles on ski
No pain, just cold rain
2: My [Burmese] Brunch
Fresh green tea served
Ekya kway as the main dish
My quick easy brunch
Haiku 3:
My eyes are heavy
I close them for a “quick” rest
Seven hours now pass
Kyi Oo
The quiet whispers
at night taunts me to this day.
it's time to wake up.
Her eyes full of love.
her laughter fills me with joy.
I fallen for her.
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The smell of clean air
is brushed against my very nose
I’m breathing again