my toddler's fine hair
     a spider web
    shines in the dawn

—Tony A. Thompson

About the author: Tony A. Thompson is the editor/publisher of Wisteria: A Journal of Haiku, Senryu,and Tanka. He has work in bottle rockets, Acorn, Bear Creek Haiku, Paper Wasp, and Modern Haiku. He lives in the deep piney woods of eastern Texas.

11 responses
published 8 December 2005
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Responses to the haiku for 8 December 2005 by Tony A. Thompson

  1.  
    Anthony Slauson
    2005-12-08 11:05:28
     

    on the negative-
    the gray hair..
    of my child

  2.  
    Dirk van Nouhuys
    2005-12-08 12:27:20
     

    Anthony - great response.

  3.  
    Vasile Moldovan
    2005-12-08 15:03:43
     

    A cobweb swing
    under the morning sun
    the first fly

  4.  
    kujtim agalliu
    2005-12-08 15:57:35
     

    hairdressing - salon
    under the chair
    early snow....

  5.  
    Magyar
    2005-12-09 08:42:19
     

    Great thought Tony_!
    Anthony... what I fail to understand... my son's hair is graying too; mine isn't. Aint it 'sposed ta be tuther way 'round ?

  6.  
    Anthony Slauson
    2005-12-09 09:59:35
     

    Thank you Dirk. It was really quite a shock to see my daughter in that way.

  7.  
    M. C. Thompson
    2005-12-09 11:26:00
     

    Beautiful - fine hair vs strong web - nice play.

  8.  
    john tiong chunghoo
    2005-12-13 02:38:20
     

    spring dawn
    the sparkles in his hair
    and eyes

  9.  
    bobby michael richardson
    2005-12-17 13:53:35
     

    lines scribed cross time-
    this face
    with the spiderweb outline

  10.  
    Anwarul Zaneefer
    2005-12-26 04:30:20
     

    Early spring appear
    Spraying sweet aroma
    Refreshing

  11.  
    bobby michael richardson
    2006-01-08 08:45:46
     

    new year-
    old aches
    with the dawn

    12.