Photo credit: “A Touch of Light” by EJP Photos/
Students in Professor Lianying Shan’s Introduction to East Asian Literatures class went on a Haiku outing in the Gustavus arboretum on October 1st during the height of fall colors. Each student composed one or more haikus based on his or her experience.
As a form, the haiku often focuses on nature, and the writer uses details from nature to express emotion.
1. Bright, fleeting colors
Surround past memories, yet
Green pines show the way
By Zach Bergan
2.Of love and of wind—
a moth spinning in circles—
goosebumps on my flesh.
By Nick Mullenmeister
3. In the tepid fog
a cardinal sings my name
when the pine appears.
By Nick Mullenmeister
4. Young trees, fresh and new–
Leaves by winter sent askew,
letting the wind guide.
By William Doebler
5. The tall grass were many
but all swayed in the wind
-Another windy day
By Nicholas Tolrud
6.
Ginkgo
Wind flutters the fan
Whispering ancient wisdoms
Never wavering
By Maria Bryan
7. The vibrant leaves still cling to their branches
Leaving the trees bright and loud-
Like fireworks, frozen at their crescendo
By Elena Beisel
8. Twirling leaves fall,
The tree’s colors slowly fade,
Autumn has arrive.
By Ia Vue
9.The season of red,
The sky empty and vast,
as the heart and mind.
By Mai Der Vang
10 Fate
Leaves show their beauty
Knowing they will have to fall-
The earth welcomes them.
By Taylehr Foglesong
11. Red sun in the fall,
Flowers dancing in the wind,
I smell them and feel them
By Gengshi Zheng
12. Birds
Winter is coming
Birds fly to the south
Why am I here?
By Trang Le
13
Dead leaves fall to earth
Squirrels scurry to conceal nuts
A cold wind blows
By Mitchell Plank
14
Red leaves clinging on
Strong winds causes them to fall –
Sorrow fills the air with change.
Leaves leap and fly dancing among the weeds
By James Urquhart
16. Hiding in tall grass
Nature observing nature–
Are we different?
By Sam Suek
17. idly traveling by –
along the path graced by leaves
three white rocks are found
the first, round with a chip
smooth yet not fully perfect –
a rock of seeking
the second, rough worn
it has a ways to go yet –
a rock of learning
the third, moonlight opal
it has attained perfect form –
a rock of knowing
By Hayley Frederick
18.
The birds chirp sweetly
Though in trees so far away-
Only wind is heard
By Evan Miller
19.
Wind dies
Wind lives with smell
Birds fly away
By Isaiah Connell
20
Walking through the trees
Observing subtle meanings
Nature carries me
by Andrew Peterson
21. As a group we saw
Natures ever-changing plan
Creation and death
By Andrew Peterson
22. Leaves begin to wilt,
Read, yellow, orange falling.
Only the green pine remains.
By Keenan Madson
1. Bright, fleeting colors
Surround past memories, yet
Green pines show the way
By Zach Bergan
2.Of love and of wind—
a moth spinning in circles—
goosebumps on my flesh.
By Nick Mullenmeister
3. In the tepid fog
a cardinal sings my name
when the pine appears.
By Nick Mullenmeister
4. Young trees, fresh and new–
Leaves by winter sent askew,
letting the wind guide.
By William Doebler
5. The tall grass were many
but all swayed in the wind
-Another windy day
By Nicholas Tolrud
6.
Ginkgo
Wind flutters the fan
Whispering ancient wisdoms
Never wavering
By Maria Bryan
7. The vibrant leaves still cling to their branches
Leaving the trees bright and loud-
Like fireworks, frozen at their crescendo
By Elena Beisel
8. Twirling leaves fall,
The tree’s colors slowly fade,
Autumn has arrive.
By Ia Vue
9.The season of red,
The sky empty and vast,
as the heart and mind.
By Mai Der Vang
10 Fate
Leaves show their beauty
Knowing they will have to fall-
The earth welcomes them.
By Taylehr Foglesong
11. Red sun in the fall,
Flowers dancing in the wind,
I smell them and feel them
By Gengshi Zheng
12. Birds
Winter is coming
Birds fly to the south
Why am I here?
By Trang Le
13
Dead leaves fall to earth
Squirrels scurry to conceal nuts
A cold wind blows
By Mitchell Plank
14
Red leaves clinging on
Strong winds causes them to fall –
Winter is nearing
Sorrow fills the air with change.
Leaves leap and fly dancing among the weeds
By James Urquhart
16. Hiding in tall grass
Nature observing nature–
Are we different?
By Sam Suek
17. idly traveling by –
along the path graced by leaves
three white rocks are found
the first, round with a chip
smooth yet not fully perfect –
a rock of seeking
the second, rough worn
it has a ways to go yet –
a rock of learning
the third, moonlight opal
it has attained perfect form –
a rock of knowing
By Hayley Frederick
18.
The birds chirp sweetly
Though in trees so far away-
Only wind is heard
By Evan Miller
19.
Wind dies
Wind lives with smell
Birds fly away
By Isaiah Connell
20
Walking through the trees
Observing subtle meanings
Nature carries me
by Andrew Peterson
21. As a group we saw
Natures ever-changing plan
Creation and death
By Andrew Peterson
22. Leaves begin to wilt,
Read, yellow, orange falling.
Only the green pine remains.
By Keenan Madson
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