Haikus Vol. II
Distant sea kingdom
Swallowed up by the frothing waves
Far too long ago.
Just when I’ve lost you
I place my hand on my heart
And then you are found.
What lies beyond the
Perfect straight white picket fence?
It’s not what you think.
Windows open, sun,
Except the old gray house’s:
They do not open.
To find your fortune
You must leave the safety of
Emerald City.
The sky’s always blue
And every day is like spring
When you’re in the world.
Come, get in the boat
And let me row far away,
Where we’re free to dream.
Sand clouds the path
But the horses know the way
Faster than ever.
Just to see you smile
I’d take you to the sailboats
And we’d never leave.
About the Contributor
Lauren Nagy, Editor
Lauren is a senior at Freehold High School, eager to be entering her third year as a writer for The Colonial's literary magazine and her second year as an editor. An avid reader, she is also a multi-instrumentalist and enjoys knitting when she can find the time. Despite her place in the Medical Sciences program, she foresees a career in neither medicine nor science - and would rather study English, creative writing, and music in college. If she wrote a novel that one day became a widely beloved classic, that would be pretty nice too.
