tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-306843802024-03-15T01:37:43.723+11:00Hot Cross Haiku...give us this day our daily bread...Hot Cross Haikuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07531752566477051790noreply@blogger.comBlogger1787125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30684380.post-43598825782015730162016-10-31T20:07:00.001+11:002016-10-31T20:08:01.536+11:00Hot Cross Haiku is now on Wordpress!<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Yes, we've moved to Wordpress with effect from today (cue: applause).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Pretty slick new format I have to say and already there is haiku from 5 July; yes, we've picked up there where we left off here.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">See you on the other side?</span><br />
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<br />Hot Cross Haikuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07531752566477051790noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30684380.post-55323388889481022472016-07-04T12:13:00.001+10:002016-07-04T12:39:25.143+10:00Hot Cross Haiku is 10<div class="MsoNormal">
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">(Yep, our
first post was on 4 July 2006 so this is really very excitements).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">A massive ‘thank you’ to all our hot crossers over the last
ten years, and ‘shout outs’ to all our followers and fans here and on Facebook
and Twitter, for their participation and support. </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Here’s the blogroll for 2015 – 2016.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Carol D’Cruz<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Carol Ruth Kimmel<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Catherine Austin<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Chris Gill<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Dawn Mok<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Dimitri Razos<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Douglas Horton<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Ellen C McBarnette<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">James Sutekh<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Mark and Katrina Hetherington<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Neil Krieger<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Patrick McCormick<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Ramon Loyola<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Teague Soderman<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Angie LaPaglia<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Arcadius Jung<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Carol Raisfeld<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Dave Read<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">From my Forest<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Gene Myers<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Haiku Diem<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Half Good Haiku<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I, Ladybird<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Joan Prefontaine<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Judge The Poet<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Judy Horacek<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Karen O’Leary<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Mandy Bontius<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Mark Fowler Jones<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Michael Ketchek<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Minako Noma<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Mister Haiku<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">My Name is (Prints)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Peter Bakowski<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Reka Jellema<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Rob Scott<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Robert Frende Kenter<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Sage Stone<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">South Tree<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Sue Ficke Siebert<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Yamaguchi Seishi<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b>NB</b>: To look for haiku by a particular writer, key in their name in
the Search field on the top left of the page. If something isn’t in order or
incorrect, please accept my apologies and email me about it; we’ll get it
sorted pronto.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">This blog will be going on hiatus for three months,
returning in another shape and form in October 2016 (If you want to be notified
when that happens, please join the mailing list bearing in mind that I only send a
handful of emails each year!).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">That said, the Hot Cross Haiku Facebook group and Twitter
account - @hotcrosshaiku - remain active. So feel free to join us on FB (as
members you get to post your haiku) and follow us on Twitter.</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Till our next interaction, I wish you well.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Ian Row for Hot Cross Haiku</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">4 July 2016</span></div>
Hot Cross Haikuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07531752566477051790noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30684380.post-12991607064943088382016-07-02T21:00:00.001+10:002016-07-03T18:03:43.307+10:00Election Haiku 4<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Da-da Dom Dom Dom</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Mirabella bites the dust</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Da-da Dom Dom Dom</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Ian Row</span>Hot Cross Haikuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07531752566477051790noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30684380.post-73613961138044956782016-07-02T21:00:00.000+10:002016-07-03T18:00:48.336+10:00Election Haiku 3<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">A hung parliament;</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">In some circles that wouldn't </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">be such a bad thing.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Ian Row</span><br />
<br />Hot Cross Haikuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07531752566477051790noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30684380.post-86953127890889264002016-07-02T17:57:00.000+10:002016-07-03T18:01:02.391+10:00Election Haiku 2<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I don't really care</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">as long as Alex Bhathal </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">gets in I don't care</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Charlie</span><br />
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<br />Hot Cross Haikuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07531752566477051790noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30684380.post-32944355823678995322016-07-02T09:52:00.000+10:002016-07-03T18:01:40.087+10:00Election Haiku 1<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<br />Hot Cross Haikuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07531752566477051790noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30684380.post-23872652566595643352016-06-29T13:47:00.000+10:002016-07-03T17:52:56.292+10:00Interpretations<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">i.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Nature finds a way</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">through swathes of concrete jungle</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Breathtaking vista</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Ian Row</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">ii.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Through a grim terrain</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">a lush river valley winds</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">past a massive leaf</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Chris Gill</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">iii.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">new life thrusts</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">through old scars, flow restores</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Ganesh smiles</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Dawn Mok</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">iv.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">vein of mossy green</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">bitumen bifurcation</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">leaves a leaf a lone</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Douglas Horton</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span>Hot Cross Haikuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07531752566477051790noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30684380.post-5677208551887115392016-06-28T17:45:00.000+10:002016-07-03T17:47:28.448+10:00<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Good days, bad days, always</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Tomorrow will be better</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Stop quoting Abba</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">James Sutekh</span>Hot Cross Haikuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07531752566477051790noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30684380.post-18875244890361034692016-06-28T17:42:00.000+10:002016-07-03T17:44:02.950+10:00<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">ill fitting beanie</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">it's none of my business but</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">she looks like pumpkin</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Ian Row</span>Hot Cross Haikuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07531752566477051790noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30684380.post-56000414751500840222016-06-28T08:30:00.000+10:002016-07-03T17:41:58.482+10:00<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Rising sun blinds</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">city bound train. There is no</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">escaping the day.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Ian Row</span>Hot Cross Haikuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07531752566477051790noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30684380.post-6003072369814305972016-06-25T18:38:00.000+10:002016-07-03T17:39:35.644+10:00To the UK<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Bewildered Mother</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Woe to you for harbouring</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Woebegone children</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Ramon Loyola</span>Hot Cross Haikuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07531752566477051790noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30684380.post-51149810325795196092016-06-24T09:33:00.000+10:002016-07-03T17:35:52.218+10:00Quartz Markets Haiku<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Stocks won't go too far</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Until that dang Brexit vote</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">After that, look out.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">From qz.com @qz</span>Hot Cross Haikuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07531752566477051790noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30684380.post-12666002168592577442016-06-23T12:36:00.000+10:002016-07-03T17:37:53.133+10:00Incomplete haiku<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Seafood Mee Goreng</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Too hungry to think. Starving!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Incomplete haiku.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Ian Row</span>Hot Cross Haikuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07531752566477051790noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30684380.post-86541935316270948502016-06-23T08:00:00.000+10:002016-07-03T17:32:47.311+10:00<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Umlaut in the sky</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The accent's on the colour</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The clouds sing their song</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Ian Row</span><br />
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<br />Hot Cross Haikuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07531752566477051790noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30684380.post-55600281179448526012016-06-18T14:29:00.000+10:002016-07-03T17:30:15.355+10:00<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">is it that I looked</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">lingered too long or about</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">you, what's in your head</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Ian Row</span>Hot Cross Haikuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07531752566477051790noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30684380.post-11865020313433764552016-06-17T09:30:00.000+10:002016-07-03T17:28:55.153+10:00<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Outside it's drizzling</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Inside it sounds like a brook</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">coursing through forest</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Ian Row</span>Hot Cross Haikuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07531752566477051790noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30684380.post-74158541118806788302016-06-13T17:40:00.000+10:002016-07-03T17:26:49.005+10:00<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Sailor uniforms</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">change to slippers when at school</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">must be in Japan</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Carol Ruth Kimmel</span>Hot Cross Haikuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07531752566477051790noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30684380.post-6730669623459797012016-06-12T23:00:00.000+10:002016-07-03T17:23:28.879+10:00<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Sandwiched in between</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Poppa and classroom teacher</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Patient high school boy</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Carol Ruth Kimmel</span>Hot Cross Haikuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07531752566477051790noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30684380.post-18836239177308061352016-06-12T21:00:00.000+10:002016-07-03T17:24:57.400+10:00Hard Rubbish Haiku<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Hard waste collection</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Under the cover of night</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I lay out my shame</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Ian Row</span>Hot Cross Haikuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07531752566477051790noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30684380.post-5278059886924045482016-06-12T19:20:00.000+10:002016-07-03T17:21:51.026+10:00<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Independence day</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Celebrated, remembered</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">By Filipinos</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Belinda Moreno</span><br />
<br />Hot Cross Haikuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07531752566477051790noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30684380.post-87101514610063436782016-06-10T19:16:00.000+10:002016-07-03T17:18:21.199+10:00Boring people<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<br />Hot Cross Haikuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07531752566477051790noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30684380.post-92222948275636641002016-06-09T21:30:00.001+10:002016-07-03T17:20:19.077+10:00Kittens<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Animated fluff.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Tumble, cuddle, scratch and bite.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Oh, my allergies</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Ellen C McBarnette</span>Hot Cross Haikuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07531752566477051790noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30684380.post-49400108815464505912016-06-09T21:30:00.000+10:002016-07-03T17:16:08.009+10:00<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The cresent moon</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">through the keyhole in the clouds </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">of the night sky</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Ian Row</span><br />
<br />Hot Cross Haikuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07531752566477051790noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30684380.post-87233143400568443432016-06-09T20:00:00.000+10:002016-07-03T17:14:33.887+10:00<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Upi, the lovely</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">"Little Baguio", people say</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Home of Tri-People</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Belinda Moreno</span><br />
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<br />Hot Cross Haikuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07531752566477051790noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30684380.post-92141471546920283312016-06-05T17:29:00.000+10:002016-07-03T17:11:48.879+10:00<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">How was St Kilda?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">We never go anywhere!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The vet doesn't count</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Charlie</span><br />
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