at the movies:
little kids watch
each other
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Korie Beth Brown
Korie Beth Brown
kbnmatt at aol.com
I am a California poet and nonfiction writer, currently at work on a chapbook and memoir. My poetry has been previously published in T-Zero Xpandizine, Lynx, the Poetry Webzine, Zuzu's Petals, tinywords, and Gargoyle. In addition, my work received an honorary mention in the 2000 Writer's Digest Poetry Contest. When not writing, I teach composition and literature to high school students close to twice my height.
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children
in awe–
punch and judy
This is a great haiku with deep insight. It is most effective because it approachs the complicated concept of reality vs. fiction in a seemingly simple way.
watching kids’ eyes
wonderment and joy
…”Snoopy” gift store
cold, late hour
parents unable to sleep …
in a playful mood
–
after aladdin
michael jackson tops
the eleven o’clock news
enjoyed the irony and juxtaposition in this fine senryu; nicely crafted and well-observed…it made me laugh and helped me to remember my daughter’s first forays to the movies.
at the boring movie
little kids tell each other
stories
at the ice covered window
my face
staring back
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