Tanka
though time decrees
that daylight should prevail
a quiet dimming has begun
as a curtain of rain
descends around us
four seasons has
nature
through the circling of years
and when the last leaf is gone
memories will be mine
to keep
tears of joy
tears of sorrow
to what do we owe
this occasion
when tears flow
the wind
whispers
its hollow sound
as icy fingers
tug at my senses
on this vagabond day
night has
fallen
and as I go my way
darkness clouds the distance
yet a light moves with me
guiding my way
Cinquain
mornings
are cooler now
and days have grown shorter
the luster is gone as summer
departs
waves
break
along the shore
and sink into the sea
creating a sense of wonder
and joy
"fall trees" Haiku Thread Sep/Oct 2010
About
Dan Hardison, US
Dan
Hardison is a native of Columbia, Tennessee, I now
live in Wilmington, North Carolina. I have worked as an
automation programmer and served as editor for the
non-profit arts organization The Episcopal Church and
Visual Arts (ECVA). I am a writer, photographer, and an
artist working primarily in pencil, pastels, and
woodblock printmaking. My most recent work has been
creating handmade artists books.
My writing has appeared at World Haiku Association,
moonset, Modern Haiga, Simply Haiku, Word Salad,
AskArt.com, and in newspapers. I am the editor
of the book Life's Journey, Collected Essays and
Poems by George W. Jones.
web site:
www.windscapestudio.com
This is Dan
Hardison's first appearance in Sketchbook.
