tetris in the park
luther vandross in my ears
spring's simple pleasures

Ian Row

Ripsaw forest, fire trails
dirtbikes on the growling prowl
between silences

Megan Thomson

broken heart is hurt
that's an old story I believe
but first time for me

Hayu Dyah

Damn! Holland so cold
can't just stand for a minute
coffee? not again..

Hayu Dyah

marijuana,
cannabis, mushroom. Same taste,
nothing special

Hayu Dyah

Two post pre-cog haiku

i.
Is our future so
always unpredictable?
Black swans circle..

ii.
No matter how hard
I try to find another way
In limine portis

Megan Thomson

Two haiku about Toolangi State Forest

state forest, logging:
any fool can tell it won't
grow back fast enough

her majesty
dicksonia antartica
dinosaur food

Ian Row

Spot Haiku 13 - Part 2 of 2

a pre-cog suite

i.
You knew I'd write these,
and that they'd be just like this,
these pre-cog haiku.

ii.
These blessed, cursed verses
seem to offer you a choice
about the last line.

iii.
But we're here again
wondering, as it happens,
why you're not surprised.

iv.
You've heard it before
in Minority Report
by Philip K Dick.

v.
Who takes credit? Blame?
Is foreknowledge authorship?
Why are you smiling?

vi.
In the end, of course,
all your choices led you here.
Like to choose again?

Chris Gill

Spot Haiku 13 - Part 1 of 2

two pre-cognitive haiku

i.
soon it will be here
the future will manifest
my life without me

Ian Row

ii.
time to spread my wings
and get the hell out of dodge.
'subject to pay out'

Cesca Alice

thursday night phone duty
empty workspace, ringing phones -
i’d rather be shopping

Cathy Dineen

a farewell email
to thank her for all her work -
who the hell is stella?

Ian Row

A double haiku about Justin Timberlake

"You look like Justin!"
"No," I said, "He looks like me,
only not as cute."

He needs to look cute
to get away with such theft.
Ugly, he'd be dissed.

Chris Gill

we who dig bargains
press for an eight a.m. start
rise and shine then buy!

Ian Row

private health cover
time to meet mortality
now: the next frontier

Ian Row

like the other girls
i fell; and won't admit to
a secret affair

Neve

bad knee leaning
on a punishing walk, how!
i love it

Megan Thomson

A Haiku about Proofreading

Proofreading: a bitch
but with regular habits.
Walk around the block!

Chris Gill

for andrew

too yum to say no
custard, apple berry pudding
first day back comfort

Ian Row

Spring breeze on the train:
clean clothes and cheap aftershave.
Dream on, lover-boy!

Chris Gill

All the Sydney Boys
Resplendent in shorts, tank-tops
Give me back my shine

Simon Patience

warring friends find peace
ice cream and all is mended
thank you Sara Lee

Ian Row

sun breaks grey morning;
op shop price tags freckle the
path like confetti

Ian Row

Speed Round 7

i.
crystal clear water
local pool, hardly a soul
early morning dip

Leah Billeam

ii.
there's rain on the way
mugs of cocoa, trashy books -
hibernation time!

Cathy Dineen

iii.
Dropping acid
would be simplier
on Fridays.

Karen McVean

iv.
how did we get here?
words, then war. now, an impasse
my turn to wait

Ian Row

v.
Showdown with old friend
In fact, not old and not friend
In fact not showdown

Chris Gill