br o ken wh eel > could have
died > killed someone else > who cares!
how much will this cost?

Ian Row

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

Another haiku about another change of heart

i break
then build the bridge across
my hands to myself

Ian Row

you fuckwit. you and
your inelegant fencing.
it's all broken now

Ian Row

Fall

The Liquid Amber
frail beauty falling to earth.
All our broken hearts.

Fletcher