Haiku
and Tanka
her
confessional
my
confessional
we
have each other
•
grilled
salmon fillet
ground
pepper dots
a
loop of honey
•
chicken
house
hand
into the dark
nesting
box
•
after
the funeral
the
weeds thriving
in
her garden
•
beach
hotel
splashy
kids in the pool
mine
for now
•
bedtime
story
ribbing
grandpa to wake up
again
•
washing
and drying
tonight’s
dishes
a
list of everything
we
could do
with
two kids
•
the
bluegill
turns
out to be
pregnant
mound
of fish eggs
in
the skillet
•
blue
jay
the
autistic boy
keeps
a feather
for
protection
•
Christmas
cookie party
not
a crumble
of
a word
to
give
her
ex
•
Humpty
Dumpty
an
optimist?
not
what
he’s
cracked up
to
be
Dr.
Randy Brooks is Professor of English Emeritus at Millikin University in
Decatur, Illinois, where he teaches courses on haiku, tanka, and Japanese
poetics. He and his wife, Shirley Brooks, are publishers of Brooks Books and
co-editors of Mayfly haiku magazine. His most recent books include Walking
the Fence: Selected Tanka and The Art of Reading and Writing Haiku: A
Reader Response Approach.
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