Sleek and elegant
Could it be a designer?
All hail the new watch
"scotch and dry thanks"
Saturday, March 31, 2007
Two Haiku about the Bush Administration and the US Military Commissions
you ass of a...
getting away with murder
hell on earth to pay
spin cycle
a laundry list of lies
that won't wash away
Ian Row
getting away with murder
hell on earth to pay
spin cycle
a laundry list of lies
that won't wash away
Ian Row
Thursday, March 29, 2007
Speed Round 4
i.
with apologies to W Wordsworth
cloud-like wandering
leads me to a host of chocs:-
koko black and me...
Cathy Dineen
ii.
Lumpy porridge sky
Got the mean Thursday blues
Restless, edgy, me?
Jenny Morris
iii.
bored bored bor.....
ing! project over. brain dead.
calm before the storm.
Cesca Alice
iv.
not now mister row
too busy with other shit
sorry next time, keh?
Paul Rozario
v.
Pain tension sniffle
Constant rivers of snot
Is it home time yet?
"no croquet today"
vi.
Mind in a trance
5 minutes not enough time
Substandard haiku
Shell Pocock
vii. Word to the Fish
hope your dinner date
turns out to be boring
and catatonic
Ian Row
viii.
too many hours this week
rise in fortune ended
but the work dont stop
Cesca Alice
with apologies to W Wordsworth
cloud-like wandering
leads me to a host of chocs:-
koko black and me...
Cathy Dineen
ii.
Lumpy porridge sky
Got the mean Thursday blues
Restless, edgy, me?
Jenny Morris
iii.
bored bored bor.....
ing! project over. brain dead.
calm before the storm.
Cesca Alice
iv.
not now mister row
too busy with other shit
sorry next time, keh?
Paul Rozario
v.
Pain tension sniffle
Constant rivers of snot
Is it home time yet?
"no croquet today"
vi.
Mind in a trance
5 minutes not enough time
Substandard haiku
Shell Pocock
vii. Word to the Fish
hope your dinner date
turns out to be boring
and catatonic
Ian Row
viii.
too many hours this week
rise in fortune ended
but the work dont stop
Cesca Alice
Monday, March 26, 2007
Autumn Suite 2
Autumn approacheth
It's all about the desserts
Rhubarb, custard, cream!
The cold has arrived
and brought pudding, stew, red wine
Goodbye Summer!
Amber, gold, red, brown
The trees will lose their leaves
More time for pudding!
"no croquet today"
It's all about the desserts
Rhubarb, custard, cream!
The cold has arrived
and brought pudding, stew, red wine
Goodbye Summer!
Amber, gold, red, brown
The trees will lose their leaves
More time for pudding!
"no croquet today"
Sunday, March 25, 2007
Saturday, March 24, 2007
A Haiku about National Get To Know Your Neighbour Day (Australia)
for Apts 9,10,11,12,14,15
the block bbq
circle of usual suspects
comfort in knowing
Ian Row (Apt 18)
the block bbq
circle of usual suspects
comfort in knowing
Ian Row (Apt 18)
Friday, March 23, 2007
Wednesday, March 21, 2007
Autumn Suite 1
i.Early autumn
Early autumn brings
Plump warm pelts of rain, floating aromas
Alive embrace
Karen McVean
ii.Autumn dream
I fly over hills
and see wedding-cake buildings
soaked in golden light.
Chris Gill
iii.
mornings start with cloud -
toes feel a cold floor again:-
gotta buy some boots
Cathy Dineen
iv.
Green is so vibrant
before it turns to yellow-gold.
The leaves change then die
Cesca Alice
Early autumn brings
Plump warm pelts of rain, floating aromas
Alive embrace
Karen McVean
ii.Autumn dream
I fly over hills
and see wedding-cake buildings
soaked in golden light.
Chris Gill
iii.
mornings start with cloud -
toes feel a cold floor again:-
gotta buy some boots
Cathy Dineen
iv.
Green is so vibrant
before it turns to yellow-gold.
The leaves change then die
Cesca Alice
Monday, March 19, 2007
Sunday, March 18, 2007
Friday, March 16, 2007
Thursday, March 15, 2007
Monday, March 12, 2007
Ready For Inaction
Nap time draws closer...
slooze past sneep and zed seconds.
Dreaming of dreaming.
Chris Gill
slooze past sneep and zed seconds.
Dreaming of dreaming.
Chris Gill
Thursday, March 08, 2007
Speed Round 3
i.
internal dialogue
keeps me distracted from work
"let me go forward"
Cesca Alice
ii.
Reflection moment
in the pond of relationships
a warm bond
Karen McVean
ii.
too effing busy to
write poetry that moves souls...
one dimension life....
Cathy Dineen
iv.To what end agency?
Front door slams, cat wails.
Drop my work bag on the floor.
Free time, but for what?
Chris Gill
v.
I want a pony
Now, where is my pony, Huh?
I want a pony
'no croquet today'
vi.
Farewell, goodbye
responding to change, funeral to birth
I bow to you.
Karen McVean
internal dialogue
keeps me distracted from work
"let me go forward"
Cesca Alice
ii.
Reflection moment
in the pond of relationships
a warm bond
Karen McVean
ii.
too effing busy to
write poetry that moves souls...
one dimension life....
Cathy Dineen
iv.To what end agency?
Front door slams, cat wails.
Drop my work bag on the floor.
Free time, but for what?
Chris Gill
v.
I want a pony
Now, where is my pony, Huh?
I want a pony
'no croquet today'
vi.
Farewell, goodbye
responding to change, funeral to birth
I bow to you.
Karen McVean
Wednesday, March 07, 2007
The David Hicks Collective: Part Two
i.
Slam Afghanistan
wham the bad man in a can
his trial a sham.
Chris Gill
ii.
Toiling in the desert
Untold consequences betray
Dreams of paradise.
Doug Hamilton
iii.
Landscape of an adventure
becomes war, living in prison
casuality of terror
Karen McVean
iv.
life in a box ain't
no april sun in cuba
when there's no trial date
Cathy Dineen
Slam Afghanistan
wham the bad man in a can
his trial a sham.
Chris Gill
ii.
Toiling in the desert
Untold consequences betray
Dreams of paradise.
Doug Hamilton
iii.
Landscape of an adventure
becomes war, living in prison
casuality of terror
Karen McVean
iv.
life in a box ain't
no april sun in cuba
when there's no trial date
Cathy Dineen
The David Hicks Collective: Part One
i. on David Hicks
game of deflection
what are they hiding? From you…
8 months of sunlight
Ian Row
ii. on Major Mori
everyman’s hero
for what we lack is not conscience
but courage
Ian Row
iii. on John Howard
Howard a bonsai?
Tiny minded, but mostly
he's a little Bush.
Chris Gill
iv. on George Bush
you break your brothers
and they will come after you
and kill your children
Ian Row
game of deflection
what are they hiding? From you…
8 months of sunlight
Ian Row
ii. on Major Mori
everyman’s hero
for what we lack is not conscience
but courage
Ian Row
iii. on John Howard
Howard a bonsai?
Tiny minded, but mostly
he's a little Bush.
Chris Gill
iv. on George Bush
you break your brothers
and they will come after you
and kill your children
Ian Row
Monday, March 05, 2007
A Haiku about Selling your Soul
Sleep with the devil
Forty pieces of silver
To do his bidding
Paul Rozario
Forty pieces of silver
To do his bidding
Paul Rozario
A Haiku about Blogging
Blog your empty life
Tell all you have nought in life
Waste of real estate
Paul Rozario
Tell all you have nought in life
Waste of real estate
Paul Rozario
Saturday, March 03, 2007
Friday, March 02, 2007
A Haiku about Little Things
Greatness in smallness
must be carefully nurtured.
So must my Bonsai!
Chris Gill
must be carefully nurtured.
So must my Bonsai!
Chris Gill
A Haiku about a Dream about Fission
I dreamt of fission -
Binary fission of cats
Multiple Arnolds!!
Cathy Dineen
Binary fission of cats
Multiple Arnolds!!
Cathy Dineen
Thursday, March 01, 2007
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