so it's come to this...
life in a fragile time;
drinking in secret

Catherine Dineen

Change comes, but slowly -
Three steps forward, two steps back
Its sweet time, taken

Jeff Patterson

there you go again
even after all this time
you are everywhere

Ian Row

Spot Haiku 27

Goodbye Winter, Hello Spring

i.
Layers of meaning
Layers of winter hardship
Peel off in sunshine

Cathy Dineen

ii.
Come part clouds part clouds
So unrest and frustration
Give way to content

Simon Patience

iii.
There was hail in Perth
And mighty winds did sweep down
Now just chirping birds.

Sutekh the Destroyer

iv.
Winter versus Spring:
Will frost destroy sweet blossoms?
No, but Summer will.

Sharkbite von Herringattack

v.
This light comes in time
For me to see clearly
We need umbrellas

Cathy Dineen

vi.
soft and warm breezes
green shoots and scented blossoms
a change of season

Leah Billeam

Trying to ignore,
Time passing by so slowly.
Tell me when it's time!

Teo Chee Huat

Speed Round 12

i.
two months leave starts now
time to find "inner poise"
bite me Bridget Jones

Cathy Dineen

ii.
Friday truly is
The beginning of the week
Before the mayhem

Ginny Phang

iii.
Exhausted I am
Extraordinary week
Elated I’ll be

Ginny Phang

iv.
One day at a time
I’ll rise to the occasion
With each breath I take

Ginny Phang

v.
chinese business
woman as scary as an
arab on the beach

Pat McCormick

Cryogenic cure -
frozen in time and in space
changes your life how?

Steve Andrews

Spot Haiku 17

i.
weekend of stillness
two days of interior -
rainfall and me-time

Cathy Dineen

ii.
tonsillectomy
looms on the near horizon.
more penicillin!

Cesca Alice

iii.Friday afternoon
East meets west
almost done, a ray of sun
on grey clouds.

Karen McVean

iv.
tricky traffic sitch >
pregnant rage > a good cyclist
is a dead cyclist

Ian Row

v.
friday eve clock off
one week's rest, perth's winter break
then nose back to wheel

Jason Rostant

vi.
as we fight
at the lights - gallahs
on the wire

Timothy K

vii.
Traffic infringement
makes a bang and a swear but
the road is still there

Chris Gill

Two haiku about msg-induced dreams

i.
i saw yeti
running up snow capped mountain
i know where you live

ii.
gracious dying
easy to be generous
when there's still time

Ian Row

festivity time
friends, gossip, tales told and more -
steak night at commune

Cathy Dineen

Birthday Haiku (Dub Version)

out of sorts
out of body
out of time

Ian Row

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

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

Ian Row

Sunday Evening Haiku

Friday in Frankston
Seaside luxury of time
Another world view

Cathy Dineen

Karen

Looking back, time gave
freely, and with an open hand.
You, a gift.

Ian Row

Ready For Inaction

Nap time draws closer...
slooze past sneep and zed seconds.
Dreaming of dreaming.

Chris Gill

Meditations on Life

i.
it's time to move on
to begin a new chapter
excitement and nerves

ii.
it's almost two years
the boy has really changed
the public service

iii.
resilience; strength
it's about people and place
living and dreaming

iv.
it was a safe place
to rest for a short while
resume the career

'no croquet today'