6 Haiku & 1 Haiku Sequence by Dr. Randy Brooks

 

6 Haiku & 1 Haiku Sequence by Dr. Randy Brooks

 

 

one swing open

the race to be the first

weasel in

 

 

not quite dawn

waking up with three haiku

in bed

 

 

red fox squirrel

in case we didn’t notice

the flicking tail

 

 

off kilter steps

father’s mountain adventure

a bit wobbly

 

 

opening striped wings

everyone knows

he’s an admiral

 

 

outdoor wedding

in her getaway suitcase

a fold-up easel

 

 

Mail-Order

 

mail jeep makes it

through the snow

a box of chicks

 

new hatchlings

the calm voice

of mother

 

huddled together

one corner close to

the stove

 

scruffy side up

the chick we couldn’t

save

 

dad’s horse sneeze!

all the babies

silenced

 

no more cardboard walls

stubby wing flap

over fresh straw 

 

 

 

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.