December 23, 2011
December 16, 2011
December 2, 2011
Last Leaf Hanging On
Haiku and image by Dan Hardison
Image: color woodblock print
World Haiku Association, November 2011
November 11, 2011
November 4, 2011
October 21, 2011
October 14, 2011
Morning
Cinquain and image by Dan Hardison
Photo: Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina
Cinquain, Sketchbook - Jan/Feb 2011
October 8, 2011
September 23, 2011
September 16, 2011
Nature is Singing
Haiku and image by Dan Hardison
Photo: Fort Fisher, North Carolina
World Haiku Association, August 2011
September 9, 2011
September 2, 2011
Nature's Stained Glass
Haiku and image by Dan Hardison
Photo: Callaway Gardens - Pine Mountain, Georgia
Simply Haiku, Summer 2011
August 19, 2011
August 12, 2011
August 5, 2011
Desire for Flight
Haiku and image by Dan Hardison
Photo: Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina
World Haiku Association, July 2011
Photo: Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina
World Haiku Association, July 2011
July 29, 2011
Always
In memory:
Raymond Stephens
Joyce Padgett
Cinquain and image by Dan Hardison
Photo: Brookgreen Gardens - Murrells Inlet, SC
Cinquain, Sketchbook - Nov/Dec 2010
Photo: Brookgreen Gardens - Murrells Inlet, SC
Cinquain, Sketchbook - Nov/Dec 2010
July 22, 2011
Thank You Lord
Cinquain and image by Dan Hardison
Photo: Blue Ridge Mountains, Western North Carolina
Cinquain, Sketchbook - Nov/Dec 2010
Photo: Blue Ridge Mountains, Western North Carolina
Cinquain, Sketchbook - Nov/Dec 2010
July 15, 2011
July 8, 2011
Down the Mountain
the road
makes its decline
twisting, turning, falling
down the mountain to the valley
below
when suddenly the road straightens
and there is gratitude
because you have
arrived
— Dan Hardison
Photo by Dan Hardison
Grandfather Mountain, Western North Carolina
Butterfly Cinquain, Sketchbook - Mar/Apr 2011
June 24, 2011
June 17, 2011
Aha
Cinquain and image by Dan Hardison
Photo: Wilmington, North Carolina
Cinquain, Sketchbook - Mar/Apr 2011
Photo: Wilmington, North Carolina
Cinquain, Sketchbook - Mar/Apr 2011
June 10, 2011
June 3, 2011
Childhood Adventures
As a child, I loved to climb trees. Every tree presented a challenge and the higher you could climb the greater the feeling of accomplishment. There was a thrill to look down through the branches to the ground, or out across the surrounding area.
A favorite tree was one of the tallest in the woods where we played. It was not a particular challenge to climb, but the top opened up like a giant bird’s nest. Once there, you could stretch out and watch the clouds go by. That is until the day there was a loud crack . . . the tree shook . . . and then came crashing to the ground – with three of us in it.
It is interesting how we tend to lose our sense of adventure, as we get older. Perhaps we trade our carefree sense of wonder for the knowledge that comes with age.
an innocent face
filled with curiosity –
the squirrel watching me
— Dan Hardison
Photo by Dan Hardison
Wilmington, North Carolina
Haibun, Contemporary Haibun Online - April 2011, vol 7 no 1
A favorite tree was one of the tallest in the woods where we played. It was not a particular challenge to climb, but the top opened up like a giant bird’s nest. Once there, you could stretch out and watch the clouds go by. That is until the day there was a loud crack . . . the tree shook . . . and then came crashing to the ground – with three of us in it.
It is interesting how we tend to lose our sense of adventure, as we get older. Perhaps we trade our carefree sense of wonder for the knowledge that comes with age.
an innocent face
filled with curiosity –
the squirrel watching me
— Dan Hardison
Photo by Dan Hardison
Wilmington, North Carolina
Haibun, Contemporary Haibun Online - April 2011, vol 7 no 1
May 27, 2011
Patience
Cinquain and image by Dan Hardison
Photo: Wilmington, North Carolina
Cinquain, Sketchbook - Mar/Apr 2011
Photo: Wilmington, North Carolina
Cinquain, Sketchbook - Mar/Apr 2011
May 20, 2011
May 13, 2011
Raining
Cinquain and image by Dan Hardison
Photo: Red Clay State Park, East Tennessee
Cinquain, Sketchbook - Nov/Dec 2010
Photo: Red Clay State Park, East Tennessee
Cinquain, Sketchbook - Nov/Dec 2010
May 6, 2011
Miss Lizzie
She lived near the middle of town in a broken-down house, isolated and alone. A six-foot fence of chicken wire kept strangers at bay. Covered windows kept out light and prying eyes. The yard was overgrown and no one knew if the tombstones in the front yard were memorials or actual gravesite markers.
People knew her only as Miss Lizzie and could not remember how long she had lived there or anything else about her. It was rare to get a glimpse of her, so she was regarded as eccentric and mysterious.
They now know she was 88 years old after she was found dead lying just inside the front door. So is this what happens when you outlive family and friends, and no one notices when you die?
windows growing dark
with shadows stretching longer –
disappearing light
— Dan Hardison
Photo by Dan Hardison
Maury County, Tennessee
Haibun, Contemporary Haibun Online - April 2011, vol 7 no 1
People knew her only as Miss Lizzie and could not remember how long she had lived there or anything else about her. It was rare to get a glimpse of her, so she was regarded as eccentric and mysterious.
They now know she was 88 years old after she was found dead lying just inside the front door. So is this what happens when you outlive family and friends, and no one notices when you die?
windows growing dark
with shadows stretching longer –
disappearing light
— Dan Hardison
Photo by Dan Hardison
Maury County, Tennessee
Haibun, Contemporary Haibun Online - April 2011, vol 7 no 1
April 22, 2011
Waves Break
Cinquain and image by Dan Hardison
Photo: Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina
Cinquain, Sketchbook - Sep/Oct 2010
Photo: Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina
Cinquain, Sketchbook - Sep/Oct 2010
April 15, 2011
Sky of Sorrow
Cinquain and image by Dan Hardison
Photo: Blue Ridge Mountains, Western North Carolina
Cinquain, Sketchbook - Nov/Dec 2010
Photo: Blue Ridge Mountains, Western North Carolina
Cinquain, Sketchbook - Nov/Dec 2010
April 8, 2011
April 1, 2011
Gentle Knowing
Cinquain and image by Dan Hardison
Photo: Wilmington, North Carolina
Cinquain, Sketchbook - Nov/Dec 2011
Photo: Wilmington, North Carolina
Cinquain, Sketchbook - Nov/Dec 2011
March 26, 2011
Winter
Cinquain and image by Dan Hardison
Photo: Wilmington, North Carolina
Cinquain, Sketchbook - Jan/Feb 2011
Photo: Wilmington, North Carolina
Cinquain, Sketchbook - Jan/Feb 2011
March 18, 2011
Memories Fading
Haiku and image by Dan Hardison
Photo: Blue Ridge Mountains, Western North Carolina
World Haiku Association, September 2010
Photo: Blue Ridge Mountains, Western North Carolina
World Haiku Association, September 2010
March 11, 2011
The Afghan
Cinquain and image by Dan Hardison
Photo: Wilmington, North Carolina
Cinquain, Sketchbook - Nov/Dec 2010
Photo: Wilmington, North Carolina
Cinquain, Sketchbook - Nov/Dec 2010
March 4, 2011
Dreams of Summer
Haiku and image by Dan Hardison
Photo: Wilmington, North Carolina
World Haiku Association, February 2011
Photo: Wilmington, North Carolina
World Haiku Association, February 2011
February 25, 2011
February 18, 2011
February 11, 2011
February 4, 2011
Stirrings of Winter
Haiku and image by Dan Hardison
Photo: Wilmington, North Carolina
World Haiku Association, January 2011
Photo: Wilmington, North Carolina
World Haiku Association, January 2011
January 28, 2011
January 21, 2011
January 14, 2011
January 7, 2011
Ghost Scents in Winter
Haiku and image by Dan Hardison
Photo: Rock Island State Park, Eastern Tennessee
World Haiku Association, March 2010
Photo: Rock Island State Park, Eastern Tennessee
World Haiku Association, March 2010