Bill's New Year Haiku: A Suite

i.
new year's eve
at the country club
golden oldies

ii.
auld lang syne —
two strangers decide
to hook up

iii.*
new year's party
the divorced couple
leaves together

*first published in A New Resonance 5: Emerging Voices in English Language Haiku, Red Moon Press, 2007.

Bill Kenney

New Year Haiku 3

i.
Princess KK
If I were a party, I'd be
New Year's Eve.

ii.
3 to midnight
Reasons to be cheerful
One two three.

iii.
Resolutions
Does my arse look fat
in this NY

Karen McVean

New Year Haiku 2

i.
she awakes
amongst strangers
to the first light of the year

for Kris at the Woodford Folk Festival

ii.
new year dawns:
last night’s fireworks
tingle on her lips

for Spanki

iii.
in birdsong dawn
greeting the new year
naked

Ross Clarke

New Year Haiku 1

i.
cricket concert and heat haze -
fireworks while dogs bark:
Castlemaine New Year.

Cathy Dineen

ii.
New Year
an old habit
of resolution

Bill Kenney

iii.
After Christmas break
Desk: clean. To Do list: unticked.
In-tray, mind: empty.

Chris Gill

iv.
back in orifice!
baby needs to i-kea
lampshades are calling

Ian Row