SAMPLE HAIKU white wolf he disappears in the snow a windy day the soccer ball curves into the net screaming inside no voice to speak deafening silence snow buried canoe whittling on the paddle by cabin fire light orange ball in the sky basketball a piece of ham bread and a slice of heaven running all the way around homerun the sun bright and shiny awaits the moon relatives fly in the weekend is no longer mine snowcapped mountains a wolf yelps at a full moon through my fingertips on the car’s glossy window a cloudless blue sky the sun goes down clouds are on fire red, purple, yellow swarms of kids surround the girl she sits for a lonely period jumping jellybeans a blend of colors children