Panfried Pork Dumplings!
Lazy susan spins "Surprise!"
The magic of yum cha.

for cathy

Ian Row

"My sweet cherry pie..."
So yearning to speak these words
I'm baking my own.

Chris Gill

Birthday haiku

Happy Birthday to
A boy who knows what life is
Really all about


Crystal Tan

Santa - I've been good ...

Hard body, bronze tan,
fashion labels, perfect hair.
I want my Ken doll.

Steve Andrews

A haiku about the bitch in the taxi rank

bitch in taxi rank
your sense of right is wrong
where's my voodoo doll?

Ian Row

Hobartia*: Suite 6

*Hobart, Tasmania

i.
no one will say it -
the water tastes funny.
what other secrets?

ii.
cabin fever
gives way to desire
burger with the lot

iii.
emo kids gather at
franklin square - second day
of sunshine

Ian Row

Hobartia*: Suite 5 - Scenes from a mall

*Hobart, Tasmania

Scenes from a mall

i.
emo kids. living
here would give you something to
get emo over.

ii.
identical twins
in complementary colours
brothers overlap

iii.
hey you, yes you!
chuck norris lookalike
get it all the time

iv.
black rimmed glasses and
ensemble - a stab at style
it's universal

v.
drum on back, guitar,
mouth organ and tambourine!
one man busker band.

vi.Overheard...
I've lost my husband!
Any men here I can
have a look at?

vii.
asian tourists pose
why do they always select
boring backgrounds?

Ian Row

Hobartia*: Suite 4

*Hobart, Tasmania

i.
gallavanting
op shop guide reveals secrets
op till you drop

ii.
highest incidence
of disability
island rats and stats

iii.
you really are shy
practice makes perfecterer
one less lonely man

Ian Row

Hobartia*: Suite 3

*Hobart, Tasmania

i.
tasman peninsula
dolerite spires, sea caves
things you don't see by bus

ii.
the southern ocean
is being an albatross
a lonely life?

iii.
colony of seals
lie in the shade of seastacks
far from the frenzy

Ian Row

Hobartia*: Suite 2

*Hobart, Tasmania

i.
Rethink pub option
Feral patrons have me for breakfast
Chinese takeaway

ii.
Gay bar in Hobart
stars drag queen from Tecoma!
Have show will travel

iii.
Bi boys by-laws
I'm straight... women are hard work
Take what I can get

iv.
The posturing
Just a boy who's worried that
he's not big enough

v.
Officially bored
But if there was food I could
eat myself to sleep

Ian Row

Hobartia*: Suite 1

*Hobart, Tasmania

i.
Time to relax
I must switch off and relax
Relax, I said

ii.Overheard...
You have three choices:
Push-ups or abdominals
or butt

iii.
missing dad heartbreak
last seen, main st, sheffield
you and i both know

iv.
torrential downpour
flash flooding almost sweeps us
away

v.
don't care what they say
didn't mind Australia
our Nicole can act

Ian Row

A Chilson Suite

i.
snowflakes are falling
wanting in on the action
our lips touch again

ii.
the night you undressed
was the moment perferction
met imperfection

iii.
as our hands let go
it was hard to say good-bye
the love was still there

A.J. Chilson

Spot Haiku 21 Part 3 of 3

Inspired by lunch

i.
deep fried something
studded with promise... and prawn!
now stuck in m'teeth

ii.
swollen woman
bulging over wok
lard have mercy

iii.
I so want
a mummy-made lunch
feed my nostalgia

Dawn Mok

Spot Haiku 21 Part 2 of 3

Inspired by Eckhart Tolle's Power of Now:

i.
i am not
my chatty mind, then who am i?
shhhhhhh...

ii.
'be the observer'
or observant: invisible
and obsessed

iii.
Audio Eckhart
sounds just like
my talking clock

Dawn Mok

Spot Haiku 21 Part 1 of 3

i.
Thankful for the rain
Yet it still curtails plans
And curdles my soul

Simon Patience

ii.Wet Friday
What I learned this week
I’ll know for sure tomorrow
after this good rain.

Chris Gill

iii.
I map my day
With pit stops along the way
Just to pull through today

Ginny Phang

iv.
rickety tram ride
teenage angst - sideways glances
thin girls on chapel

Cathy Dineen

v.
So, did I do it -
make the needed difference?
Seems we all forget.

Chris Gill

Weather haiku

On Monday, a low
will move in causing grey skies
and frowns on the train.

Chris Gill

late quick fix lunch
three piece feed kay eff cee
heart attack special

Ian Row

golliwog coin banks
sociological statement
giggle or cringe

Ian Row

watching and learning
lip synch to jessye norman
joy and eloquence

Ian Row

broken glass and eggs
idiot's guide to fun weekend
your mess, our problem

Ian Row

turn around
i want to see what you've got
nice

Rocky

SBS World News weather report

i.
sunshine for Auckland
patchy cloud in Denpasar
blue skies for Beijing

ii.
fine day for Beirut
overcast in Istanbul
showers in Belgrade

iii.
wet in Caracas
storms for Panama city
snowfalls for Dallas