Tanka Journal poet

Shasta Hatter

2 poems in Issue 7, Issue 8

In their own words

Shasta Hatter was a poet on the scene in Eugene, Oregon in the early 80's. In 1998 she started to take a drug for bipolar disorder and lost the poetry marching through her head so thought she had lost her poetry. In May of 2016 she decided to write a haiku a day for a month. This discipline gave her back her poetry. She hopes you enjoy her work.

Eighteen years have passedan old man stands at my dooryour smile melts the yearspulling me into your armswhere we are lovers once more
you walk towards menight surrounds this reunionmoonlight graces your skinyour starlight extends to meyour touch in my galaxy