Haiku Workshop Poems  19April 2023


empty tables wait
colorful invitations
for another tryst

—Laurie ShoulterKarall

 

city life engulfing me
rustling leaves bury cars
end in silence

—Yezenia Sandoval

 

sitting in the sun
finding my courage
scattered in my soil

—Jasmine

 

sacred
kneel no
rise in praise

Anne Scheetz

 

1.
morning glory
empty canvas ahead
writer’s block

2.
bright mush
a spongy hill
oh lasagna

Kayswana McCoy

starry night
howling to the moon
bleeding heart

Jimena

 

empty table and chairs
the water murmurs
a secret

Sue

 

round curly wind
shares the secrets
i wish to tell

Chirkira Cail

 

frosty whipped twin clouds
fully surprised dual eyes
not a common day

—[Anonymous]

 

1.
howling at the moon
my twin wolf
and four eyes

2.
from her window
tabby watches the wind
walk a kite

regina harris baiocchi


Other Recent Haiku Workshop Poems


Harold Washington Library Zoom Workshops

 

avocado toast
served with a cold cup of rain
Autumn’s lunch menu

—Laurie Shoulter-Karall

 

gray stones piled high,
descending sizes, -teeter-
keep holding your breath

—Susan Ataman

 

unstoppable time
grab the most that you get
I’ll ask for seconds

—John David Karall

 

hesitant novice
envying haiku masters
wades in deep water

—Judy Meyers

 

man built balancing
nature offers an assist
wind gust sweeps away

—Julian Breslow

 

vegetable mountain
green sprouts cover red layers
hungry belly growls

—Judy Meyers

 

birds dance together
blue sky wears lacy ball gown
synchronicity

—Judy Meyers

 


Avondale-Logandale Elementary, Chicago

 

Justice equals peace
Hard work, freedom, happiness
Pen-clicking karma

—8th Grade Class, Room 302

 

Urban skyscrapers
Peopled with rushing shoppers
Steel-and-glass molé

—6th Grade Class, Rm. 102

 

Soccer ’round the field
Skilled players kick, run and shoot
Hands off, Chucky Cheese

—5th Grade Class, Rm. 202

Carter G. Woodson Regional Library NAP Workshop*

 

Barren wombs for pain
Thrust in chilled breath, warm tears stream
Branches mourning death

—Nyssa Bolden

 

Indian summer was to bring a joyful warmth instead it brought you

—Judith Bowden

 

kisses, hugs, mrs. heart-shaped relations entered weakened no pity

—Raymond Collins

 

street perfection shines
giggles flow from summer
smiles
reaching sky-blue land

—Vanessa Ellis

 

in the summer rain
hail covers lawns and
sidewalks
alley free of cats

—Renée K. Moore

 

whispering echoes
October secrets released
sharps never frost lips

—Stephanie Shanks

 

* This project was supported by a Neighborhood Arts Program (NAP) grant from the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs & Special Events.

 


Conrad Sulzer Regional Library Workshop

 

barbecue party
it was delicious and fun
wait a while to swim

we walk in the fall
we can get wet in the rain
we can jump in leaves

—Korean American Community Services After School Students

 


Harold Washington Library Center Workshop

 

mountains scratch the moon while a sleeping lion dreams of leaping red deer

—Will Cooper

 

Say goodbye sadly
But we’ll groove another night
Because we believe

—Sharon F. Warner