Community Haiku Project
During the Louisville Public Library's closure, the library encouraged patrons to write a haiku about this unusual time. A haiku is a short poem with three phrases, of 5 / 7/ 5 syllables. Read some of our submissions below.
Spring blooms anyway
Birds trill on sprays of wild plum
From my porch I howl.
- Jennifer Strand
There are all kinds of
unknowns in our future so
we focus on now.
- Jessi
Using Door Dash now
Never have used it before
Want friends to come by.
- Anonymous
Yesterday, ordered
Clorox disinfecting wipes.
Woohoo! Will they ship?
- Amy
Napping like crazy
Masks are everywhere why ugh
Way too much screen time.
- Arianna, age 10
You graduate with
No one: the screen is between
You and your degree.
- Jennifer
Life
Wildlife roam freely
We look on from the window
The Earth can breathe deep.
- Lisa C.
We're free in nature
Simple joys with family
Slow down and reset.
- Carrie Sakai
School
I hate quarantine
I want to go to school today
Though I dislike school.
- Jacob, age 13
What am I?
Effective sometimes
though washing your hands is great
Grab it on the go!
- Norah Burns, age 9
Choir concert cancelled
Streaming school from my basement
Strange last teaching year
- Doug Haley
Three cups of coffee
“Home Learning” for the children
Three glasses of wine.
- S and J Ross
Cruising on my bike,
face mask cuts the air in half.
Dream: just one deep breath.
- Heather Gardner, 57
My wife baked her bread
Before all of this started.
I have evidence.
-Jon Bellish
Staring out the glass
to a world that can't be touched
but the sun still rises
-Anonymous
Play
I wish we could play
We're stuck in our home all day
I will play some day.
-Ryan, age 11
Pizza for breakfast
Lunch, Cheetos and mac n cheese.
Breakfast for dinner.
-Jason, 41
I miss LES.
Quarantine is not the best.
It’s like house arrest.
-Aerith (age 8)