Spot Haiku 36

i.
Autumn rains
Soak into woollen jackets
Risotto tonight

Cathy Dineen

ii.
Angst as things collide,
In haste I may have bitten
More than I can chew.

James Fetherson

iii.
Scissor Sisters' new song
It's incredibly campy
Fantastically so

Simon Patience

iv.
killing me softly
with double stuffed Oreos
slowy and surely

Ian Row

v.
trip-trip tripping the
anesthetic fantastic
a sub-consc tourist

Dawn Mok

vi. Blame
You were reckless with
my heart. The damage you’ve done,
you thoughtless fugger.


Natalie Au

Spot Haiku 24 Part 2 of 3

i
bright golden morning
elm leaves like confetti
autumn's first wedding

Ian Row

ii.
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Jenny Morris

iii.
Reading quietly on
tuesday's number 8 brunswick tram
intimacy in a crowd

Karen McVean

iv.
Sun up to sun down
Have a dora! Have a sniff!
Drunks and wastrels all

Neil Krieger

v.
I am a Closer
Here in the Closing World
And I am Closing

Simon Patience

Spot Haiku 11

i.Spot Haiku
5-7-5 ensemble
a haiku gathering on
email.

Karen McVean

ii.
Rain falling daily
Autumn leaves stick to the ground
The drought has broken

Leah Billeam

iii.
umbrella unfolds
buckles and breaks in the wind
the rain takes aim

Ian Row

iv. Stress
Stress
Swimming in an ocean of hot piss
No smell, no bliss.

Karen McVean

v.
Court of the Unwashed
Remorseful, sorry and free
She lied under oath

Matthew Ryan

vi.
touring the yarra
(birrarung) and mother earth
creature connection

Cathy Dineen

vii.31 May
Shrine of Remembrance
Respecting our Indigenous warriors
hearts, open to prayer.

Karen McVean

silence is golden
autumn leaves are falling now
and so is the rain

Leah Billeam

Chasing the sun...

Chasing the sun
I notice leaves turn
Autumn

Karen McVean

Clouds of butterflies
Summer retreats, Autumn advances
Raindrops on my head

Karen McVean

Autumn Suite 2

Autumn approacheth
It's all about the desserts
Rhubarb, custard, cream!

The cold has arrived
and brought pudding, stew, red wine
Goodbye Summer!

Amber, gold, red, brown
The trees will lose their leaves
More time for pudding!

"no croquet today"

Autumn Suite 1

i.Early autumn
Early autumn brings
Plump warm pelts of rain, floating aromas
Alive embrace

Karen McVean

ii.Autumn dream
I fly over hills
and see wedding-cake buildings
soaked in golden light.

Chris Gill

iii.
mornings start with cloud -
toes feel a cold floor again:-
gotta buy some boots

Cathy Dineen

iv.
Green is so vibrant
before it turns to yellow-gold.
The leaves change then die

Cesca Alice

leaves dart, float, tumble
rusty paper aeroplanes
autumn, runway six

Ian Row