Each of the students in Gretchen Henderson’s Introduction to Creative Writing class chose a spot in Dahlgren Quad from which to write haiku throughout the fall 2015 semester. The following haiku are by Sarah Fisher from “spot 1.” Click through to see the metadata for each haiku or to browse more of Sarah’s spot 1 haiku.
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Nitroglycerin
Industrialization
Red one red two red
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Farmers still trying
Brackish sea, it was blood too
Candy valentines
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Fingers tracing the
Endless steps an ant would take
Going from spire to spire
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Wind brushes my cheeks
Air just a touch away from
A complete stillness
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By the haunted steps
So close to where Lincoln stood
I contemplate life