Category Archives: NLJ Original Poetry

The NLJ’s original poetry subsection features original poems, including haikus and tanka, by NLJ authors.

A Tanka on Ants in the Springtide

There is no surer sign of spring than an ant home invasion.

“The man with the hose was as serene as his sidewalk was clean”

〜When the ants come, spring has sprung〜

〜Keep tastier company〜

〜A haiku about a blue jay and black squirrel captured from a TI-89 graphing calculator〜