Bards of the Sangamo 6-12-03

By Lee Gurga

This week we have a special treat for our readers: haiku by Cindy Strong’s
students at Lutheran High School.

Passionate warmth,
The sweet kiss of sunshine,
Summer heat heals winter blues

– Hannah Rucker

A hit, dust flying
A player races the ball
Which one is faster?

– Ricky Harkins

In the deep green lake
The dragonfly pirouettes
next to my canoe

– Kaitlin Justin

Hot rainstorm at night
lightning streaks through the sky
Drenches everything

– Roni Steele

The butterfly whistles
in the wind
fluttering in this summer noon

-Kara Wenthe

Fair cheeks kissed by the sun
splashing in a pool of fun
summer has begun

-Chelsea Guffy

Sparkling sunset
Like a sequin in the sky
Summer sings its lullaby

-Rebba Omer

Local poets were writing about contemporary events in the Sangamo
Journal as early as the 1830s. People’s Poetry wants you to share your thoughts
on what’s happening in Springfield today–in poetic form. Poems on any subject
will be considered, but ones that deal with issues of local interest are encouraged.
Send yours to poetry editor Lee Gurga, P.O. Box 662, Lincoln, IL 62656, or to
gurga@ccaonline.com with “Bards of
the Sangamo” in the subject line. (Please limit your submissions to poems of
14 lines or less.)

This article appears in Jun 12-18, 2003.