8709

grass /

as white as /

breath /

- #haiku

7709

full moon above /
this winding road, /
empty church /

- #haiku

6709

waitress with broom /

leans /

with red trim /

- #haiku

5709

our home whispers /

with avian wildlife, /

cars and thought /

- #haiku

4709

unchained melody /

and hanging out of /

leopard skin print /

- #haiku

3709

alone in bed /

the rain outside /

- #haiku

2709

a radar shows rain /

out at sea /

- #haiku

1709

evening squall - /
a possum runs a cable /
to a rooftop /
- #haiku

30609

from each tree /
the flame /
of oxygen /
- #haiku
*
from The fire last time /
now playing nightly /
@ Cube 37, Frankston /
30609 - 11709 /
with Fresh.Media.Group's [r]Evolution /



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29609

an old Aphex Twin cd /

chirps and clicks /

with corruption /

- #haiku

28609

the seal of sleep /

broken /

by a sneeze /

- #haiku

27609

opening a magazine - /

trusting the silence /

- #haiku

26609

a year of season creep - /
july's bulbs /
flower in june /
- #haiku

25609

no hint of the time, /

only the dark /

- #haiku

24609

blade moon /

hangs over dusk - /

i drive to work /

- #haiku

23609

man in a wheelchair, /

legless before noon /

- #haiku

22609

introducing sid vicious /

to a twenty one year old /

- #haiku

21609

leafless limbs /

remind me /

of her love /

- #haiku

20609

birdsong /
lost /
in ambiance/
- #haiku

19609

dew drops sail/

up /

the windshield /

- #haiku

18609

suburban fog /

illuminates /

the night /

- #haiku

17609

the change she gives /

warmer /

than my hands /

- #haiku

16609

white smoke streams /

from silver pierced /

dragon's nose /

- #haiku

15609

dodgem car drivers /

communicating /

like ants /

- #haiku

14609

on an old poster for the crystal ballroom /

a crusading /

peter garrett /

- #haiku

13609

rainbow above /

mush /
room /

smoke /
stack /

- #haiku

12609

her /

tongue /

cherry /

ripe /

- #haiku

11609

roads shining blue /

- #haiku

10609

waiting by the cold heater /

for our return - /

tabby and teddy bears /

- #haiku

9609

rainy day /

and at my favourite supermarket /

i notice the food more than usual /

- #haiku

8609

she holds an iPod /

to her month - /

yawning /

- #haiku

7609

horizontal cloudscape, a snow lined mountain range /

- #haiku

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

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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

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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