6609

together, /

two lorikeets /

in leafless tree /

- #haiku

5609

black cat steps outside, /

softer /

than the night's rain /

- #haiku

4609

still winter's day /

reminding us why /

she's a mother /

- #haiku

3609

under each tree /

an arc /

of dry asphalt /

- #haiku

2609

tick tock /

me to /

sleep /

- #haiku

1609

"a little rain" /

- spits all day /

- #haiku

31509

shrouded, /
the silent decay /
of vertical ash /
- #haiku

- #haiku

30509

spilling yoke /

fresh /

as sunshine /

- #haiku

29509

new owners - /
the clothes line /
now taller than the trees /
- #haiku

28509

smoking teen /
emo thin /
sux life /
- #haiku

27509

open plan office - /

managers whisper /

- #haiku

26509

rain /

and silhouetted against the lamp lit night - /

gutter leaves /

- #haiku

25509

the sky /

an almost even /

grey /

- #haiku

24509

-f--r---o-----m--a---d---i----s----t--a---n-----t----p---i--a-----n------o -/

---j---u--s----t--t------h---e---o--c--c--a-----s-----i---o--n--a---l -/

note /

- #haiku

23509

fog folds /

unmasking /

blue heat /

- #haiku

22509

alone /
and safe /
in her cradle of fire /
- #haiku

21509

while we have tea and liquorice /
her white hearse /
backs up to the humming crematorium /
- #haiku

20509

a break /

in the cloud and wind /

and warmth upon my neck /

- #haiku

19509

seagulls, /

a swirling constellation /

against midnight blue /

- #haiku

18509

cars recede -/

brake lights /

approach /
- #haiku

17509

she yells /

into his face /

under a stripping tree /

- #haiku

16509

above the chilling breeze - /

breathless moon /

- #haiku

15509

funky warm cafe jazz - /

infused with espresso /

- #haiku

14509

sleeping tabby heater hog /

/ - #haiku

13509

sensory deprivation /

siloed for a day /

in a branch library /

- #haiku

12509

from a mobile disco /

electro /

farts over traffic /

- #haiku

11509

frisky /

@ the horse racing museum - /

riding crops /

- #haiku

10509

raining leaves /

revealing birds /

- #haiku

9509

leafstorm - /

now we know which way /

the pine tree falls /

- #haiku

5909

in her /

den /

toy /

to her /

routine /

5809

/ press play > another world /

- #haiku

7509

with rain /

wind scarred limbs /

extend their palettes /

- #haiku

6509

thick gnarled root /

curves /

over concrete kerbing /

- #haiku

5509

streetscape monoliths /

mutilated species /

underwire /

- #haiku

4509

wakes early /

on a school morning - /

his tenth birthday /

- # haiku

3509

school bell /
and neat piles of leaves /
fall on heads /
- #haiku

2509

mist floating /
under floodlights /
above roundabout /
- #haiku

1509

each tree - art

30409

blackened forest/
recycles
to green

- #haiku

29409

'though a metric nation /
Australians measure entertainment /
in inches /

#haiku

28409

a shadow /

of my head and neck - /

penis with ears /

- #haiku

27409

in a large eighteenth century painting /
surprised /
to meet a friend / #haiku

26409

through each checkout /
- the earth / #haiku

25409

ANZAC Day - /

distant wind bends trees /

silent through glass /

- #haiku

24409

holds her mother's hand /

and the heart monitor /

slows /

- #haiku

23409

still night /

in a country town - /

too quiet to sleep /

- #haiku

22409

alone /

cocooned in /

music /

- # haiku

21409

librarian and manager /

each pursuing /
historic missions /

/

- #haiku

20409

do rabbits /

kiss /

like us? /

- #haiku

19409

art gallery guard /
looking at /
a pretty woman / #haiku

18409

our home /

silent /

with sleep /

- #haiku

17409

in my mouth /

our tongues - /

still /

- #haiku

16409

so long to /

land - /

blue above /

- #haiku

15409

morning moon /
falls /
against headwinds / #haiku

14409

listening /

to rain music /

- the sun /

- #haiku

13409

a church razed - /

sign and cross /

saved /

.

(Marysville, 2009)

12409

full moon /
& a bedroom lit /
20 storeys up / #haiku

11409

above stone /
roses /
and angels in a tree / #haiku

10409

in the fridge today, /
the flesh of jesus / #haiku

9409

in her compact mirror /
a dark eye /
and nostril / #haiku

8409

school holidays - /
our student wakes early / #haiku

7409

following others /
whilst looking /
away / #haiku

6409

lost /
in the silent speech /
of a painting / #haiku

5409

tunnel - stops - rain

/- #haiku

4409

t-shirt under coat - /
dull /
slowbeat rain / #haiku

3409

through an open door /
a golden ash /
sounds like rain / #haiku

2409

stepping out into heat /

my jacket, /

chilled /
- #haiku

1409

after the whipping show /
cries /
from the playground / #haiku

31309

my corporate reward /
for earth hour - /
a chocolate frog's footprint / #haiku

30309

parking @ a 'house /
& in the backseat /
our son's action figures / #haiku

29309

rusty coloured leaves /
and goosebumps /
on cleavage / #haiku

28309

becoming us /
we lost /
ourselves / #haiku

27309

brown grass greens - /
green trees brown / #haiku

26309

running /
from a taxi to a chemist, /
his head bandaged / #haiku

25309

bed, rain /
& a passionate /
book / #haiku

24309

through a bedroom window /
at night, /
her head whilst ironing / - #haiku

23309

hiding /

my toys - /

smiling /

- #haiku

22309

rebellious, I /
eat hot cross buns - /
early / #haiku

21309

the family next door, /
quieter /
since he left / #haiku

20309

clearing out a house /
mattress on a trailer /
- it rains / #haiku

19309

a good catholic /
she repents /
frequently /
- #haiku

18309

under power lines /
remains /
a possum /
- #haiku

17309

up /

before /

I /

wake /

- #haiku

16309

in rocking train /
swaying /
to music / #haiku

15309

airshow flying display /

- eh? /

/ #haiku

14309

rain clouds /
peel back /
evening blue / #haiku

13309

with... each... step /

lift /

/ #haiku

12309

through her /
top, a hint of /
detail / #haiku

11309

freeway driving - /
thoughtless calm / #haiku

10309

we order our food - /
the waitress takes her break / #haiku

3909

a tree /

hides the scars /

of love /

- #haiku

9309

cat sits /
on brick barbeque, /
waiting for movement / #haiku

8309

cooler - /
a fig tree wriggles /
with lorikeets /
#haiku

7309

above waves braking truck /

- #haiku

6309

still /

at pier end, /

passing waves /

- #haiku

5309

walking inside /
i look /
out the window / #haiku

4309

preparing for bed /
the doona /
sighs / #haiku

3309

in the sink /

dead moth /

fluttering /

#haiku

2309

slim mum - /
been bigger / #haiku

1309

through the driver's window, /
her bare arms / #haiku