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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Thursday, August 31, 2006,9:59 PM
in my hand
in my hand
a worn ballpoint pen
scrabbling words in
a composition notebook
pouring out my soul
Wednesday, August 30, 2006,10:48 PM
crystalline sunshine
crystalline sunshine
pierces through cool air...
autumn seduction
,10:01 PM
last visitor drives off
last visitor drives off,
leaving the room empty
with too much light-
picking up empty glasses,
one after another
,8:20 AM
modern man
modern man
finds him self in nature,
looking down, not up,
at a quiet communion
of a thousand year work
Thursday, August 24, 2006,8:24 PM
1 Year Anniversary (post 654)
I started this blog one year ago today. It was an experiment, just seeing what would happen. I learned as I moved on and it's become my obsession! Too much fun, though, to call it an obsession.
Wednesday, August 23, 2006,5:55 PM
climbing the walls
climbing the walls
wild ivy stretches
for the sun
Monday, August 21, 2006,10:24 PM
eyes closed
eyes closed,
mental liberty
fueled by the wind
bringing the first hint
of autumn
Sunday, August 20, 2006,11:46 PM
in my closet
in my closet
debating about which
tie to wear-
last minute planning
on the first day of school
Saturday, August 19, 2006,2:54 PM
red light flashing
red light flashing-
train rolls by as the
ground rumbles
Friday, August 18, 2006,7:24 AM
steady tempo
One year anniversary of the Friendly Friday Marching Band.
Wednesday, August 16, 2006,10:44 PM
long distance call
long distance call-
far away travels
creep into my thoughts
,11:42 AM
my vision
my vision,
altered by fog
in the cool morning
sending my thoughts
from summer to fall
Tuesday, August 15, 2006,4:51 AM
temperature drops
temperature drops
as rain drops fall-
promise of autumn
,10:21 PM
children play
children play
in the city park
under the sun
as the elderly man
walks with his oxygen tank
Saturday, August 12, 2006,11:38 PM
circling hawk
Yesterday, I was on a train ride from Van Buren to up north in the mountains. (The train was seen in the movie "Biloxi Blues." Most of that movie was filmed in Van Buren and Fort Smith.) On the way, we were told that when the track was built in the 1880's, there had been an outbreak of small pox and more than 100 workers died. They said that the people were buried in a mass grave by the track. Many years later, the grave was found and two crosses were put there. This photo was taken as we passed by.
Friday, August 11, 2006,11:10 PM
august heat
august heat,
relentless attack
on memory-
looking through card to card
for the right words
Today is our 17th anniversary.
,10:36 PM
abandoned home
abandoned home
surrounded by
a wooden fence-
my spirit tangled in
unkempt wisteria
,10:54 PM
two robins (haibun)
Once again, the temperature passes one hundred. (I find myself staying up to two or three in the morning, just to feel the cooler air.) The few clouds in the sky mock us, floating by. Cicadas are so loud they add to the irritation. How many more days?
two robins
looking at me, sitting
on the dry birdbath
two robins
looking at me, sitting
on the dry birdbath
,10:50 PM
counting down
counting down
the days 'til the birth
of our fourth child-
looking at the stars,
thinking of our first date
,12:23 AM
the heat tries hard
the heat tries hard
to divert my attention,
but it fails-
the sun falls earlier
today than yesterday
,11:18 PM
looking through
looking through
a foggy window
as rain drops
land on cracked ground
and dead grass
Thursday, August 03, 2006,11:22 PM
lightning
lightning
blinds me as I drive
through the storm
reminding me of you
and our night on the hill
