A Thought

    Dan Hardison


Artist book containing the poem "A Thought". Constructed with original art, handmade paper, and sealed with archival wax medium. (one-of-a-kind, 7.5" x 7" closed, 7.5" x 12" opened flat.

The Wise Owl
November 2023

Haiga

Contemporary Haibun Online
Issue 22.2, July 2026

Closure

    Closure

    The day is ending
    with the obscurity of night
    light fades into the darkness
    with the last flicker
    of what is left behind
    like regrets and achievements
    fading into memory.

    — Dan Hardison


The Wise Owl
February 2024

Haiga

Contemporary Haibun Online
Issue 22.2, July 2026

Embraced

    Embraced

    A storm rolled through last night
    that shook the house with thunder,
    sent rain drumming across the roof,
    and wind howling through the trees.

    After the storm had passed
    and the light of day had come
    it was time to survey the aftermath
    of what the storm had left.

    Venturing out for a walk
    all appeared to be well
    but then I saw it . . .
    a tree branch had fallen.

    Only the branch
    never reached the ground
    but was caught by a lower branch
    and now they clung to each other.

    The branches now embraced
    were holding to each other
    like lovers refusing to part
    hoping to weather the next storm.

    — Dan Hardison


Calliope
Summer 2026