Quadrant magazine published one of Andrew’s tanka, “Becoming”, in its October 2008 edition:

Becoming

A girl from my girl

and her love … A new human

being has become …

So becoming—this person

who soon will call me “Grandpa!”

 

© Andrew Lansdown

The Weekend Australian newspaper published Andrew’s haiku sequence, “Mosquito Haiku”, in its “Review” pages on 26-27 July 2008.

 

Mosquito Haiku

 

            i

Might as well tow

a bright sign as that high sound,

doomed mosquito!

 

            ii

A round of applause

for the mozzie skywriting with

sound instead of smoke!

 

            iii

Off and on all night,

a miniature winged syringe

disturbing my dreams.

 

            iv

Ha, that mosquito

just heard the mystical sound

of two hands clapping!

 

            v

I’m the only one

here—so it must be my blood

in the mosquito!

 

© Andrew Lansdown