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Original Haikus by Miami Hamilton
The haikus on this page were submitted for the Rentschler Library Original Haiku Contests and are property of the authors. Contest guidelines stated that each haiku must be the original work of the submitter; Rentschler Library does not assume responsibility for false submissions.
Alphabetical by Author's Last Name A - E | F - J | K - O | P - Z
2013 WinnerMalachi Gruenhagen |
2012 WinnerJoanna Schofield |
2011 WinnerRachael Herrle |
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Heather Adkins (2010) Where peace never dies Only in my dreams may I hide To feel more alive |
Russell Baldwin (2010) Branches of olive Extend like small children's arms, To embrace rivals |
Ethan Ballard (2012) Never so far from; As I fall from far above I never look down |
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Bradley Ballinger (2010) beer, wine, alcohol, at toilet in morning light, best of times last night |
Heather Barrett (2010) Geology Rocks! Minerals, faults, and crystals that form planet earth |
Jimmy Barron (2012) The meaning of life What an amazing journey Don't ignore its weight |
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Desiree Bates (2012) Procrastinator: "You can't do this in one night"- Challenge accepted. |
Tony Bell (2012) Here is my entry I write this haiku for you Now leave me alone. |
Michael Bisson (2010) Class at Miami Provides hope for the future Enjoy the journey |
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Uriah Bisson (2011) Give it all you got Seek and achieve all your dreams Don't stop believing |
Terri Blair (2010) Oh trees of lush green Your sheltering leaves are home To my friends--the birds. |
Teresa Blake (2013) Classes have begun Winter cold and blowing snow Finals coming soon! |
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Sharon Blalock (2013) Ones whom are elder Dream beyond that looking glass Found in heart not sight |
Rebecca Blanton (2012) Wild strawberries nap like plump bottomed babes in red with little green caps. |
Deborah Brown (2011) Summer breeze blowing The flowers flow with the breeze Forms summer fragrance |
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Nathaniel Bruner (2010) To write a haiku You must use a thesaurus Not a dinosaur |
Alex Bufler (2012) A twang in your head. The chirping birds feel it, too. So, dew drops ignite. |
Korina Burch (2012) Winter's coming fast And I have no winter coat God, I am freezing. |
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Alan Cady (2010) From the dim recess Miami's past son comes forth All hail Michael Pratt |
Cleve Callison (2010) Bare trees and gray sky A flash of red on a branch The cardinal flies. |
Waylon Cameron (2010) Miami is loved Thank God for financial aid Nice degree and debt! |
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Judy Ann Carrier (2010) Sing the blues today sun comes out tomorrow chases blues away |
Judy Ann Carrier (2011) People surely love to talk, it's a social tool Remember gossip's cruel. |
Lauren Carter (2012) The best band worldwide Alabama Capital my friends till the end. |
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Jordan Cavalaris (2011) I wake, my eyes now Open to the world around A global village. |
Susan Cavalaris (2012) Cat on a thin branch A buttermilk sky darkens a flock of birds turns. |
Whitney Childs (2010) Somebody love me Because I am what you're not Because I love you |
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Emily Clippinger (2012) Summer days are gone, just waiting for the icecream truck to play it's song. |
Olivia Cole (2012) Outstretched, eyes to sky. Cumulus turn to dragons, on summer's hillside. |
Terra Collins (2011) Footsteps in the snow Tracing our dreams on campus Brilliant flakes of hope |
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Daniel Constable (2011) Put one in the sky Fine light green and a brown wrap Two friends and a light |
Daniel Constable (2012) How do you figure that pulling a trigger will make you feel bigger? |
Matt Davidson (2010) Autumn's distant leaves scatter against rival winds, Near Spring, I take form. |
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Sean Day (2012) My old enemy conquered at the library good grades once again. |
Amanda Diaz (2011) College Diploma A path anyone can take Your key to success |
Erica A. Dierling (2010) Fate of a feather, lies in the dampened bracken, awaiting new heights. |
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Lynnett Dunaway (2012) Stormy seas calm down Peace fills all that were afraid Till the next storm comes. |
Kady Eby (2012) white-out sprinkles snow flowers spring from sidewalk cracks traffic stops the roads |
Kyle B. Epperson (2010) Bees buzzing loudly Must be making some honey Busy little bees |
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Darell Estell (2010) Every river flows Everybody passes on the circle of life. |
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Debbie Fackey (2013) Love is on the way. I wish it was here to stay, always slips away. |
Rebekah Farthing (2010) Sun shines, gentle days, Winter dissolves, spring arrives my heart is joyful. |
Rebekah Farthing (2012) lost dice lost dice look see and freeze, frenzy finding can't find it. i mourn. |
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D.J. Ferguson (2011) Science rules the world Discovering what is real The future awaits. |
Steph Ferris (2012) furry brown blanket, snow white kitty stomping some warm grumbly biscuits |
James Fisher (2012) Enchantress weaving, sweetest taboo, my love yours. I, unnoticed, leave. |
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Belinda Flick (2013) Summer time dreaming fireflies flash and flicker the cicadas sing |
Brooke Flinders (2010) Sitting at my desk The sun is shining outside You guessed; Tenure track! |
Leslie Ford (2011) Here alone I sit, waiting for the rain to stop, waiting for the sun. |
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Zach Garretson (2010) first five syllables second seven syllables third five syllables |
Roslyn Ginter (2012) Experiential. Lessons lived in the present, Learned for the future. |
Lyric Goins (2010) Campfire smoke trail Morning sun in the tree tops A druid's dance |
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Malachi Gruenhagen (2011) Icy roads in winter; Far too many car accidents On I-75 |
Malachi Gruenhagen (2012) Hallways are bustling; Students chatter in the Library; A new term's begun! |
Malachi Gruenhagen (2013)--Winner Skies above are grey, The trees stand like skeletons, The cold winds pierce all. |
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Kyle Hagedorn (2010) Old father winter Will you make room for the spring And let the flowers bloom? |
Kyle Hagedorn (2011) The turtle sleeps soundly Upon his throne of driftwood; The waterfall nears |
Lew Alan Henderson (2011) Earth's north point does point from the Earth's flattend point which points to Polaris |
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Rachael Herrle (2010) your words don't always, break me into these pieces, but lately I'm glass. |
Rachael Herrle (2011)--Winner Love, I don't know it I taste the word, spit it out It burns in my cheek. |
Marilyn Hess (2010) Love's empty garden becomes fragrant in the Spring remembering us |
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Robert Hornsby (2013) Finally a new semester has begun so Let us have some fun |
Anthony Howard (2011) Soul free, silent rain. Rats on stilts can see me now, isn't that insane? |
Joe Imholte (2011) This little iPod bursting with songs from The Shins has become my life. |
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Jeremiah Johnson (2012) A cold snowy day, Alone, quietly walking, So knowledge may come. |
Darren Jones (2013) People of the earth Awake and arise at once For the time is now |
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Casey Kinane (2013) The last time I fell In a bouquet of sorrow The blossoms grew stale |
Victoria Kleykamp (2012) 99% Is the majority who Occupies our hearts. |
Taylor Knopf (2010)--Winner On the window ledge The pumpkin seeds lay to dry The mice make their snack. |
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Christina Koutroubas (2010) This sepulchered soul Resting weary wanderer Revived by your kiss |
Anna Lacker (2012) Pain of letting go... Forever excoriates, Every part of me. |
Amy Lamborg (2010) A baby is born Each new second is pure joy I'm awake all night |
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Robert Larimore (2013) In darkness I see Evil shadows dance by me Dark angels save me |
Jessica Leece (2013) open doors prove false poor keep falling deeper in morality, gone |
Amber Lohrey (2013) Books and bags galore... A new year has started - Time to get to work!!! |
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Shelby Lucas (2010) Dragonfly flits past, Cherry blossoms all aglow With mid morning's dew. |
Olivia Mann (2011) Upon letting go By the song of freedom, then carried by love; flew. |
Niki Marengo (2011) Fragrant cool spring breeze Eyes shut toward the warm sun Weightless on a swing |
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Ashley Marlar (2011) Happiness is life. Without it, what would life be? Would it even be? |
Katie McQueen (2010) It's not just college It's my dreams, my second home I bleed red and black. |
Peg Melbye (2012) Oh, tall stacks of books Soundless messages entice Beckon me with words. |
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Brett Milam (2010) I, introverted;, world will swallow me whole. Remain looking out. |
Brett Milam (2011) Do not send a text. Don not friend me on Facebook. Just connect with me. |
Brett Milam (2012) You are my love bug. I will always follow you into the darkness. |
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Karen Miller (2010) Tall oak, just last week your bare branches swayed aloft Now cradled in green. |
Lora Miller (2010) The cold air is gone the weather is warming up our spring is now here |
Rhiannon Miller (2010) funny how we are, We are the same inside us we are one unite. |
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Emily Morgan (2012) Sin was born from trees. “Eat” said the serpent to them. Division from Him. |
Ciera Moris (2012) Peaceful and Serene The water welcomes the night Waiting on the moon. |
Sarah Mossman (2012) A wind blows wildly... Girls dance in meadows, and it rustles golden hair... |
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Ross Muron (2012) Misanthropic thoughts surge, this is not for facebook! Share! Or back to work. |
Mindy Nagle (2010) Evergreen forest Tall like a god of the earth Green through the seasons |
Russell Nelson (2012) Death's seductive kiss Embraces our soul with warm Immortality; |
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Lindsay Noce (2012) It can mean power... It is knowledge that's power, I am living proof! |
Phillip Nunemaker (2011) Within in vision; one dreams to be awakened, only for today. |
Phillip Nunemaker (2012) Within a vision, ones dreams become awakened only for today. |
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Karen O'Hara (2013) Pinterest? What's that? Look at pictures of puppies! Where did my day go? |
John Overbeck (2011) Deep beneath the waves, The soul's love awaits; heart, lungs, Hemorrhage life's desire. |
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Dan Paolo (2012) Old deceitful friend, How many masks do you wear? You do not fool me. |
Nic Pater (2012) bracketed with web in corners dark they flicker spun caught in cold light |
Iris Patton (2011) If the snow should come, Barren arms the trees shall spread, To greet the first flakes. |
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Marcus Pfirrman (2010) Fly, I wish I could fly Like all the birds in the sky I would fly so high |
Jamie Pickett (2011) Embrace love and light Allow your soul to ascend Live in harmony. |
Amber Porter (2012) stand tall citizen demand liberty and truth native terrorist |
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Brian Reeves (2012) The soldier seeks death A demon helps him find it Mephistopheles |
Angela Rhodus-Senters (2010) Two hearts became one, Forever bound by loves truth, Unbreakable bond |
Josie Ridgeway (2012) It devours swiftly. corroding my very soul, Time is a sly fox. |
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Patrica Riegert (2012) The touch of your hand, that loving, sensuous touch melts my heart, always. |
Michael Roberts (2012) The Sound. A child cries, Joy and Laughter fill the room, A new life is born. |
Linda Rosenberger (2010) You are a miracle In the beginnings so small and now almost "2" |
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Joshua Ruff (2012) Eligance is true. Beauty is a rarity. Honesty is you... |
Dan Ruhe (2012) I peer in my soul, To see what I may find in there, Now I'm in therapy |
Dan Ruhe (2013) Life dancing around, Time moving fast, will it stop? Only time can know that. |
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Courtney Sawyers (2012) Cold October rain autumn trees shed golden leaves from bare, bony frames |
Michael Schmidt (2012) Past diamond diced fence There sits a cubist city. My hope lies therein... |
Joanna Schofield (2012)--Winner Little brown mushrooms blanketing the forest floor I ate your poison |
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Kate Schulte (2012) An old woman dies... A precious baby is born, with grandmother's eyes. |
Ethan Sellers(2012) Whack, whack, sounds the axe. Wood splintered, pain, leaves weeping broken heart, will, CRASH! |
Danielle Siereveld (2011) Snow has gone away, and daffodils come to play-- spring is on it's way. |
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Danielle Siereveld (2012) I can’t find my words, but every time I’m with you, You find them for me. |
Sky Sloderbeck (2010) My life was empty, And then you came to fill it, My beloved son. |
Shane Smith (2012) Corruption runs wild In this country that I love God bless this country. |
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Darrel Spangler (2012) Though we may have wings We fly very near the ground No need for such heights |
Diane Sparks (2011) My heart is pounding; seeing him lay on the ground! White and cold a ghost! |
Sarah Specter (2012) I wish for no rain. No more slopping, no more mud, I just want the sun. |
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Bart D. Sturm (2010) The breath of the blade the glare of the midnight sky salvation's cool touch |
Ewelina Suchowolec (2011) Where are you going? To the airport to fly back to my sanity! |
Bonnie Taylor (2011) Snowflakes falling down Just like diamonds on the ground Snowflakes all around |
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Timothy M. Teglovic (2010) Am I here right now?, No longer allowed to be, Trapped under this ice. |
Kathryn Thompson (2010) Participation I advise you to perform Not be a dropout |
Kim Thompson (2012) Even when you're mad your smile still warms me inside like hot chocolate |
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Dawn Tsirelis (2012) A road not taken For to teach a child to stand Ends with beginnings. |
Connie Vaughn (2010) taxis shriek outside a jackhammer starts its day, city's own wildlife |
Carrie Vehr (2010) Lacking luster may Repulse today, but one day Birth a perfect peace. |
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Daniel Volkman (2010) HahahahaHAAAA!, Haiku is very Asian!, Who invents this stuff? |
Tyler Waddell (2011) The best source for books? Go to Rentschler Library- Always excellent. |
Matthew Waits (2011) The rain falls like tears heaven crays for the needy I feel their pain too |
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Charles Wathen (2010) Wind and sun at play Briskly dances with the leaves called to bed must go |
Connie Webb (2013) Searching for clovers. Four leaves peeking up at me. At last, my treasure! |
Marshal Webb (2012) message in email... seems like more miami spam, just a haiku scam. |
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Mason Whitaker (2012) Frozen Winter cold Shivering mother complains Why is she wearing shorts? |
Lee Widmer (2010) what is it about, the DARK that creeps around me, why am I afraid? |
Lee Widmer (2012) Drenching cold downpour Silent rivers criss-cross floor How I love to mop! |
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Christina Willoughby (2012) Pushing to achieve overwhelmed with the dark... FIGHT knowledge fuels the light |
Adam Wilms (2012) capitalism. what does our government want? cannibalism. |
Sarah Templeton Wilson (2013) When at a crossroad look left, look right, look inside. Your path is found there. |
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Changg Wu (2010) A nymph in the sky Skatters petals with delight Serene, trippingly. |
Samantha Young (2012) They gaze into the sky -- the stars look back at them. Love born that moment. |
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