Ask for me tomorrow, and you shall find me a grave man. —Shakespeare
There are Zen overtones to Bashō’s poems, but nothing doctrinaire. —G. L. Anderson
The basis of all Japanese verse, long or short, is syllable count. Also it should, at its best, make some metaphys- ical connection.. —G. L. Anderson
I think that writing conversational haiku influenced my verse. —Tom Sharp
You mention the season. I’ll get the frog jumping into the water. —Phil Coturri, Tom Sharp
In the fashion shop this dressless woman swinging her cigarette, pants. —Tom Sharp
the fog the gray fur indistinction of my cat— home at last, wet grass —Tom Sharp
toucher torturer; licker, kisser, conqueror; lover and leaver. —Tom Sharp
the rice is old the rice is old the rice is old —Tom Sharp
I long for a sign that says women this is me and for a sign from women —Tom Sharp
But no matter how real to us our talking about needing women was one walked in the room —Tom Sharp
You, I know, Mary now, merry. —Tom Sharp
My daughter had a monkey in a cage. Finally I said, Either the monkey goes or I go monkey. —Tom Sharp
You ask too much of me— not to give you all I have. —Tom Sharp
what goes on the table, here, the coffee shop, talk —Tom Sharp
the rug is black the rug is green the rug is gray —Tom Sharp
28 December 1974