Days in haikus

I put a challenge out this week for Day in a Sentence — use the poetic form of a haiku to reflect on your week. Here are the haikus that were submitted. I know some folks pass when it comes to Day in a Haiku, so we may have more readers than writers this week. That’s OK. (Note: Day in a Sentence is now bi-monthly and Bonnie will be guest hosting in two weeks. We hope you can join us.)

A shaken Ken writes:

The day I wrote this,
An earthquake shook Wellington;
I was distracted.

Cynthia notes that her haiku is inspired by her students work with a town partnership.

Festival highlight…
Students read “My Homeplace Is…”
Oh, so proud teacher.

Jim/Jan (who is new to Day in a Sentence, so welcome — not sure if it is Jim or Jan who wrote …) noticed the week on a bright note.

What a week it was
it flew right by with a whirl
lots of laughs and smiles

sara loves her meetings! (slight mocking … sorry)

grade level team meetings,
you mock my crafted agenda
with off-task tangents.

On the hunt for a house is Amy.

Looking for a house
Oh so many to choose from
This will take a while

Glen — my comic strip mentor — has such a marvelous way with words.

Electric sparks spit
Bold digital sleight of hand
Canvas refreshes

Paul had a tractor. Now he has memories.

Sold my old tractor
She was a beauty Ford N
Sad to see her go

Gail P. seeks some peace in the days of hectic energy.

aiming for zen-like
coaxing stress from the schedule
takes bit of finesse

Cheryl turned to technology for her haiku, using a site called Computerized Haiku, which she suggests might be a starting point for students who struggle with haiku.

ALL RED IN THE LEAVES,
I FLASH CLEAR HILLS IN THE FALL.
WHIZZ! THE STREAK HAS BURST.

Thanks to all you Haiku-ians and see you in two weeks over at Digital Bonnie.

Peace (in three lines),
Kevin

PS — I used the site recommended by Cheryl and came out with his:

ALL GREEN IN THE RAIN,
I TASTE CURVED POOLS IN THE DAWN.
LOOK! THE MOON HAS PASSED.

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