5 Haiku and 5 Tanka
mud-slide chocolate
the centerpiece
of her ofrenda
•
red riding hood
property of the state
the wren’s body
•
earthrise
over a dark moon valley
the pull of your text
•
mining an asteroid
the honeybot with
limbs of lithium
•
mission to mars
one breathless day
for mayflies
•
broke, alone
in a foreign city
a card in my pocket
with the name
of a soup kitchen
•
bumble bee rises
out of the leaves
in her rake
hey,
I live here
•
a Christmas card
arrives
for Mother
two years
too late
•
collecting shells
in the shallows
this one
already chosen
by a hermit crab
•
a feather in the cap
on pitch
on time
her shadow flying
to Neverland
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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