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 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

bright sky on the ground
looking down is looking up
puddles after rain

Chris Gill

on the oval
rain brings puddles
brings ducks

Timothy K

winter rain
my fortune cookie tells me
happiness increases

Bill Kenney

Speed Round 7

i.
crystal clear water
local pool, hardly a soul
early morning dip

Leah Billeam

ii.
there's rain on the way
mugs of cocoa, trashy books -
hibernation time!

Cathy Dineen

iii.
Dropping acid
would be simplier
on Fridays.

Karen McVean

iv.
how did we get here?
words, then war. now, an impasse
my turn to wait

Ian Row

v.
Showdown with old friend
In fact, not old and not friend
In fact not showdown

Chris Gill

in the shadows he watches
smoke drifting up
as the rain falls

cambosis

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

Rain Haiku 2

i.
May rain
close the door
No plans

Karen McVean

ii.
6.30am rain
listening to the drumming pace
Morning shower

Karen McVean

iii.
Raindrops bursting
I run to the clothesline
domestic bliss

Karen McVean

Rain Haiku

i.
First time I’ve seen
Rosellas in the city –
Looking for water

Ian Row

ii.
Dark pendulous clouds
I forget what rain is as
wet falls from the sky

Shell Pocock

iii.
foggy window seat
kitten sits in silent awe -
first glimpse of rainfall

Cathy Dineen

iv.
As every fish knows,
life needs water mixed with air
(ratios differ).

Chris Gill

v.
Dew.. mist.. fog.. drizzle..
shower.. downpour..deluge.. flood.
Precipitation!

Chris Gill

vi.
after the rain
plane tree's wet leaves on footpath
like haphazard stamps

Ian Row

i hear rain. it stops.
"i'm just teasing," she says,
as she drizzles.

Ian Row

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

Leah Billeam

up in the hills,
sign of rain; fern frond trembles
and stretches... waiting.

Michael Galimany

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

Karen McVean