Dried flecks of cat food
Circling the rim of the cup
Oh - it's your oatmeal.

Guhan Subramaniam

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

Trout haiku: A twinset

i.
handsome rainbow trout
dies an inelegant death
food for thought

Ian Row

ii.
Sleek, striped, spotted trout
soon your muscle will be mine
eaten with respect.

Chris Gill

Hobart 09: Suite

i.
cirrus clouds for two
blue sky whispers a welcome
open road ahead

ii.
landmarks evoke
points in personal history
some things still hurt

iii.
drought tolerant plants
gifts for an estranged mother
zero maintenance

iv.
a mainland gourmand
samples the offshore flavours
deep fried 'miss the mark'

v.
missing the moment
i forget about the future
have i learned nothing?

Ian Row

Roundtable of friends
Sharing food binds the spirit
Come closer he said

For Amanda

Ian Row

Yum Cha

yum cha buffet
steamed wobbly goobyness
spin lazy susan!

Ian Row

Not good enough

Shop sells no cat food.
Chicken luncheon slice instead.
Puss turns up her nose.

Chris Gill

A Haiku about Sweet and Sour Pork

sweet and sour pork
anglicised asian cuisine
liberties we take

Cesca Alice

Spartacus at Mcdonalds

Fast food slaves' salute:
"We, who are about to dine,
salute you! (with fries)"

Chris Gill