Haiku | Olivia Williams

Olivia Williams Haiku

I. Calendar Image 2020 March 1st

the forest is green it lays a path, a journey, breathe, will you take it?

II. Calendar Image 2020 March 31st

the forest is green a path just for you; what a shame, you’re quarantined

I. & II. are Haikus that I made during quarantine. Due to COVID-19, I only got out of the house to go to work and to occasionally go for a walk outside. The beginning of March had very different meanings to me compared to the end of the month. In a minor break of sanity, I looked at my calendar and I saw the image, the dates, and writings of the things I was supposed to do and I broke down. I am very happy that I was taking safety precautions and taking the virus seriously, but that doesn’t mean I didn’t struggle with it in different ways. These short haikus hold too many emotions to try to encapsulate but the writing shows the opposition within.