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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World Weather
Wednesday, August 27, 2008,7:01 PM
I see them all
I see them all,
the summer days-
dusty past
Labels: haiga
Sunday, August 24, 2008,6:52 PM
clouds, wind and rain
clouds, wind and rain
take my mood from august
to september
take my mood from august
to september
Labels: haiku
Saturday, August 23, 2008,9:00 PM
Granddaddy's tattoo
Granddaddy's tattoo,
"U.S.S. Idaho"
it said-
strange how some things
never leave my memory
Labels: tanka
Thursday, August 21, 2008,6:44 PM
longing for it
longing for it,
the sound of your voice-
sunset walk
Labels: haiga
Wednesday, August 20, 2008,6:58 PM
my underwear
my underwear
scattered in three drawers,
some folded, some not-
cluttered mind full
of meaningless thoughts
Labels: tanka
Tuesday, August 19, 2008,7:26 PM
do birds sleep
do birds sleep
and if so, how long?
a child thinks
Labels: haiga
Monday, August 18, 2008,3:46 PM
constantly moving
constantly moving,
the moon, planets and stars
in the black sky-
no longer able to
pretend all is well..
Labels: tanka
Saturday, August 16, 2008,10:21 PM
unsuccessfully
unsuccessfully
looking for my childhood
in photo albums-
black and white memories
fade in the sunlight
Labels: tanka
Thursday, August 14, 2008,8:10 PM
familiar smell
familiar smell
with my eyes closed-
summer rain
with my eyes closed-
summer rain
Labels: haiku
Wednesday, August 13, 2008,7:14 PM
watching birds
watching birds
dive down to the river
and back up-
good news and bad news
on the same day
dive down to the river
and back up-
good news and bad news
on the same day
Labels: tanka
Tuesday, August 12, 2008,8:47 PM
the sun falls
the sun falls
earlier tonight than
last night
and the thought comes-
cold darkness is coming...
earlier tonight than
last night
and the thought comes-
cold darkness is coming...
Labels: tanka
Monday, August 11, 2008,9:13 PM
the tree
the tree,
having no chance to see
the rest of the world,
is told ancient stories
by the traveling moon
.
from
Tangled in Wisteria
Labels: tanka
Sunday, August 10, 2008,7:53 PM
all that's left
all that's left,
the light fragrant scent
of your perfume-
watching you leave
so many days...and nights
Labels: tanka
Saturday, August 09, 2008,9:21 PM
take me with you
take me with you,
gentle midnight breeze,
through the rain
to see above the clouds
the dreams I've never dreamed
Labels: tanka
Friday, August 08, 2008,9:03 PM
my summer ends
my summer ends-
changing the class calendar
from may to august
changing the class calendar
from may to august
Labels: senryu
Thursday, August 07, 2008,8:04 PM
after weeks
after weeks
it finally comes,
the rain-
watching it alone
from our bed
it finally comes,
the rain-
watching it alone
from our bed
Labels: tanka
Tuesday, August 05, 2008,8:30 PM
wanting to lie
wanting to lie
in the curve of the moon-
cooler, quieter
in the curve of the moon-
cooler, quieter
Labels: haiku
Sunday, August 03, 2008,8:57 PM
the river
the river,
slithering through
hot cracked ground,
follows the sun
that tells her sad story
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from
Tangled in Wisteria
Saturday, August 02, 2008,8:13 PM
counting the list
counting the list
of the people who are gone
that I want to see,
but what would I say?
what would they say?
Labels: tanka