The Art of Haiku
| Selections from Ukku Spring Haiku 2006 |
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 pink tulips stretch above the daffodils — watching the sunset |
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evening stroll.. sidewalk thick with jasmine scent |
spring break— the kids play baseball wearing coats |
 winters last gasp in its Armageddon — we know the ending |
 March afternoon— flowers by the brook play a watercolor fugue |
 a squirrel watches as I count the tulips in the garden |
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spring is late.. looking at your empty pillow |
tornado siren interrupts my dinner— hello spring |
 air full of the scent of multicolor flowers— funeral day |
 earth stretches and yawns in the spring morning— eggs hatch in nests |
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dogs are bothered by the loud cricket song.. spring stays for the night |
smell of boiled eggs while eating chocolate hippity-hop |
 first warm night.. I hear a whippoorwill on the field |
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The first game of the first season for the "ten and eleven years old" league. We're down 5-3. (Or is it 6-5?)
The sun has gone to bed, but we don't have a choice. Cool breeze from the river makes me forget that it's spring. It is April isn't it?
The other games have ended, so their lights are snuffed out. We're the only game left.
It's the bottom of the last innings— two out, two on. I'm ready to fold up my chair.
Who is this pitcher? I don't remember seeing him before. Are you sure he's eleven? He's my size!
Finally, the last out. Mothers chatter like hens, complaining that the umps weren't fair. The fathers pick up the aftermath and slowly walk to the dugout.
"Next game is Thursday at 7:30," says the coach.
Starting the car as the boy hops into the back seat. "You did a good job, son. You swung even, but you need to put a little more into it."
I whisper to my wife— "what was the score?" wide awake bugs chase the headlights— going home |
 spring showers bring the ground alive trees shiver | |
 old man sits at the picnic table— misspelled graffiti | |
| J Andrew Lockhart | |
| J Andrew Lockhart is a music teacher in Van Buren, Arkansas, USA and a father of four. His work has been published in the United States, Canada and Australia, including Clouds Peak, Stylus Poetry Journal, Wisteria, American Tanka, Fire Pearls and Modern English Tanka. His blogs include Past Tense and Van Buren Daily Photo. |
| Angelee Deodhar | Gerald England | Laryalee Fraser | Denis M Garrison | David A Giacalone | Eric Houck Jr (1) | Eric Houck Jr (2) | Eric Houck Jr (3) | J Andrew Lockhart (1) | J Andrew Lockhart (2) |Paul David Mena | Alan Summers (1) | Alan Summers (2) | Alison Williams |
The other contributors were Aurora, John Barlow, Jason Sandford Brown, Norman Darlington, Dustin aka Texas Haijin, Eric Dutton, Little Onion, Matt Morden, RedGreenBen, Sangeet, Timothy and Yansidara.
| Selections from Ukku Spring Haiku 2006 | | The Art of Haiku | Haikai Talk | Haiku Reviews | Gerald England | New Hope International |