a collection of haiku, tanka, haiga and other forms of poetry
From: Van Buren, Arkansas, United States
About me: The author of "Tangled in Wisteria," he is a music teacher in Van Buren, Arkansas and a father of four. His work has been published in the United States, Canada and Australia, including Haiku Harvest, Clouds Peak, Stylus Poetry Journal, Wisteria, American Tanka, Fire Pearls, Eucalypt and Modern English Tanka.
More.. All work © J. Andrew Lockhart unless noted otherwise. Work may not be reproduced in any form without the author's written permission.
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Saturday, December 31, 2005,5:59 PM
walking by the lake (haiku)
walking by the lake
at sunset..
serenity
at sunset..
serenity
,12:01 AM
I feel your presence (tanka)
I feel your presence,
looking out the window
seeing my children
taking turns
on a swing-set
looking out the window
seeing my children
taking turns
on a swing-set
Friday, December 30, 2005,11:58 PM
on the eighth hole (haiku)
on the eighth hole
seeing beautiful trees
and ugly sand traps
seeing beautiful trees
and ugly sand traps
Thursday, December 29, 2005,11:26 PM
piles of leaves
in piles of leaves
children ruin my hard work
and sadness
children ruin my hard work
and sadness
Wednesday, December 28, 2005,11:13 PM
warm sunset (haiku)
warm sunset...
gold, powder blue thoughts
through cold bare trees
gold, powder blue thoughts
through cold bare trees
,11:03 PM
a pair of bats (haibun)
He sits outside in the dark. It's midnight and no one has told the dogs that it's past their bed time. Squirrels hop from one tree to another. Distant trucks drone and the temperature slowly falls. He is lost, though, in his thoughts.
a pair of bats
flap around the chimney
mocking the birds
a pair of bats
flap around the chimney
mocking the birds
,11:01 PM
cathedral bells (tanka)
cathedral bells
from a distance
startles the birds..
is it a wedding
or a funeral?
from a distance
startles the birds..
is it a wedding
or a funeral?
Tuesday, December 27, 2005,10:54 PM
piano alone (tanka)
piano alone
through the window...
la noche es inpotant
pero la musica
es mas
through the window...
la noche es inpotant
pero la musica
es mas
,10:52 PM
wind from the north (tanka)
wind from the north
awakes the trees
and the shutters
reminding us
we are powerless
awakes the trees
and the shutters
reminding us
we are powerless
Monday, December 26, 2005,10:58 PM
opening a drawer
opening a drawer
she finds a life
long forgotten..
one generation
to another
reminding her
that the future
isn't promised
but all
have been young
thanks to Dec. 26 on Trying to Catch Up
she finds a life
long forgotten..
one generation
to another
reminding her
that the future
isn't promised
but all
have been young
thanks to Dec. 26 on Trying to Catch Up
Sunday, December 25, 2005,11:07 PM
scented candles (haiku)
scented candles
compete with my eyes
for proper thoughts
compete with my eyes
for proper thoughts
Saturday, December 24, 2005,8:56 PM
Work found on "Stylus Poetry Journal"
some haiku and tanka of mine are now found on the January Issue of Stylus Poetry Journal
,10:05 PM
campus bus (tanka)
a campus bus
rolls into the night...
a foreign man
leans over, saying
"Merry Christmas"
thanks to From the Edgr to the Center
rolls into the night...
a foreign man
leans over, saying
"Merry Christmas"
thanks to From the Edgr to the Center
,12:07 AM
I hear her voice
I hear her voice
from long distant thunder,
river boats,
laughter
and memories
of days
that were longer.
from long distant thunder,
river boats,
laughter
and memories
of days
that were longer.
Wednesday, December 21, 2005,10:51 PM
Parisian (haiku)
Parisian
cafe in a spring shower..
smell of licorice
cafe in a spring shower..
smell of licorice
,12:04 AM
upon the fence (tanka)
upon the fence
we see a butterfly
reminding us
of the days we jumped
rather than opened gates
we see a butterfly
reminding us
of the days we jumped
rather than opened gates
Monday, December 19, 2005,9:17 PM
cries from the hills (haiku)
cries from the hills
bring ancient warpaint
covered with dust
bring ancient warpaint
covered with dust
Sunday, December 18, 2005,11:18 PM
a field (haiku)
a field
full of wild daisies
begging for footprints
full of wild daisies
begging for footprints
Saturday, December 17, 2005,10:25 PM
snowflake (haiku)
snowflake..
unique and beautiful
falls on the blind
unique and beautiful
falls on the blind
Friday, December 16, 2005,10:02 PM
dried rose (tanka)
dried rose
reminds him
of her
and his laugh
echoes
reminds him
of her
and his laugh
echoes
Thursday, December 15, 2005,9:44 PM
fond memories (haiku)
fond memories
interrupt my thoughts
of tomorrow
interrupt my thoughts
of tomorrow
Wednesday, December 14, 2005,10:47 PM
trees snicker (haiku)
trees snicker
as a man rakes leaves
at sunset
as a man rakes leaves
at sunset
Tuesday, December 13, 2005,12:16 AM
small cafe (haiku)
small cafe
with outside tables...
autumn clouds
with outside tables...
autumn clouds
Friday, December 09, 2005,10:07 PM
after snow (haiku)
after snow
birds hop on the ground
looking for spring
birds hop on the ground
looking for spring
Thursday, December 08, 2005,9:00 PM
half-moon (haiku)
hanging half-moon
tries to hide behind
naked oak limbs
tries to hide behind
naked oak limbs
Wednesday, December 07, 2005,9:38 PM
first snow (haiku)
first snow
blankets the shovel..
I'll see her some day
blankets the shovel..
I'll see her some day
Tuesday, December 06, 2005,9:32 PM
loneliness (tanka)
overwhelming
loneliness stretches
my imagination
as the leaves
scratch the screen
loneliness stretches
my imagination
as the leaves
scratch the screen