Words with friends
I smell a word generator
Silence with friends

Ian Row

For Bear*

May the grass be sweet
And the riders not too fat
In horsey heaven

Cathy Dineen

*my favourite riding school horse, died at the ripe old age of 27.
Fearless but caring, he will be missed.

reach for my empty
pocket like a phantom limb
a wallet thieved

Ian Row

preface to mission
at some point I'd like pie
calibrate my needs

Ian Row

beneath saffron robes
a nipple peekabooed
flash enlightenment

Dawn Mok

American, saying goodbye to a friend after joint trip to Hawai'i

airport shuttle bus
early plane flies back to Aus.
Aloha, dear friend.

Carol Ruth Kimmel

on her nipple
a drip of yellow paint
sunday afternoon

Violette Rose-Jones

Ice cream disaster
An oil spill of French Vanilla
No complaints from cat

Ian Row

Friday Carlton rush
Kenton seeks island refuge
Nearly run over

Jason Rostant

Saturday inspects
Windows to domestic bliss
Will my bid suffice?

Jason Rostant

Leaves shiver in the
cold winter wind.  The ghost gum’s
bark strips as night falls.

Natalie Au

Unpicked in the night
Dangling full and liquid sweet
Ripe blood orange moon.

Kenton Miller

i.
this foggy morning
i wear your music to work
the words, the way home

ii.
the pull and the push
love me, love it all away
Friday night full moon

Ian Row

The Page Family Grave – Birdsville Track

This quiet home; a
Small and poignant warning to
Arrogant tourists.

Cathy Dineen

i.
the headline read:
public servant perspires
midday G & T

ii.
three day old cupcake
stretching out celebration
death by stale icing

Ian Row

rainy evening
while stuck in heavy traffic
a tooth aches

Ao-Suzume

carambolas sliced –
the star of the salad
tossed into the bowl

Gillena Cox

Hot Cross Haiku is Five!

Thank you to the following hot crossers for your contributions over the last 12 months.

Alan Summers
Cambosis
Cathy Dineen
Cesca Alice
Chris Gill
Clive the Camel
Dawn Mok
Ian Row
Jason Rostant
Jeff Patterson
Jodie Hawthorne
Margaret Quigley
Natalie Au
Neil Krieger
Patrick McCormick
Shawjonathan
Simon Patience
Sutekh the Destroyer
Terry the Thylacine
Violet Rose-Jones
Vitee Jampoka

Now, you do know Hot Cross Haiku has a Facebook group, don’t you?
Well, from today onwards Hot Cross Haiku will reproduce its blog content for its Facebook group. It kinda makes sense and this way, the Facebook group members will never have to go without!