Eric A. Lohman
Eric A. Lohman lives in Powder Springs, GA. He is a psychiatric social worker, composer, avid cyclist and poet. He works in the emergency department of a large urban medical center, evaluating and assisting the homeless, the chemically dependent and the chronically mentally ill. Much of his poetry reflects his response to and efforts to cope with that reality. He also composes music for orchestra as well as smaller ensembles and solo performance, toward similar ends. He has been active in performing and written arts for 35 years and holds a bachelor’s degree in musical theory and composition from Jacksonville University, Jacksonville, FL.
worn headstone . . .
none but the lichen
knows her name
Frogpond Summer, 2019
swirling
to Stravinsky's Firebird . . .
autumn colors
Cattails Spring, 2019
sequin dress -
the chain link fence
full of dew
Seashores Issue 2 Spring, 2019
second hand -
the ticking of mother's
mattress
Asahi Shimbun Spring, 2019
notions of the absolute green tea
Human/Kind 1.1 Winter, 2019
sunlight on leaves -
whatever my worries
the trees don't care
Under the Basho 2018
every second
a different painting . . .
sunrise
Hedgerow #125 Autumn, 2018
windscreen . . .
the world bent
in a raindrop
Stardust Haiku Autumn, 2018
my grandchild
will live on another world . . .
endless summer
Presence 62 Autumn, 2018
bedtime story
the wind
in the pines
Seashores, Issue 1 Autumn, 2018
men's room
a butterfly
wanders in
Frogpond 41.3 Summer, 2018
umami . . .
the subtle notes
of a flugel horn
Hedgerow #124 Summer, 2018
fallen leaves . . .
we've had our moment
in the sun
Cattails, Spring, 2018
dropping her
at the airport
all this rain
Frameless Sky Spring, 2018
glass ceiling . . .
a mother orca breaches
the Puget Sound
Ephemerae Vol.1 A Spring, 2018
red maple -
the sweetness
of letting go
Presence #59 Autumn, 2017
sex scene . . .
everything covered
in pollen
Cattails Autumn, 2017
scattered snowflakes
here in a breath
gone in a breath
Cattails Spring, 2017
autumn leaves
h ol e s
in my crayon box
The Mainichi, Oct. 2018