Heartland Haiku

Born in Iowa along the Mississippi River, Lawrence Eyre holds a B.A. from Yale in American Studies. He has taught history and coached tennis for thirty years at Maharishi School in Fairfield, Iowa. The United States Professional Tennis Association named him national high school coach of the year in 2009.

Lawrence Eyre taught and
Coached happily for decades
Deep in the heartland

Then haiku started
To strike like sneezing fits in
Hay fever season

An effective cure
For chronic haiku habits
Has yet to be found