You should be in bed
That green herbal tea shit works
Don't 'Yes, Mother' me

Neve

mr ambition
ass kiss your way to the top
how low can you go

Ian Row

Top drawer blues

Homage to Philip Glass

The Disfigured Spoon
spurned, stands alone in the cup
but stirs just as well.

You may call me, "blunt".
My perspective as a knife?
"I'm made for butter!"

I am on the left
Without me, you'd get dirty.
Homespun fork wisdom.

Cutler E. Wrights

Wagyu beef burger:
a small bite of a big beast
(bit like a wedding...).

Terry the Thylacine

Little note to self:
Go to store, pick up the mail,
Thank God you're alive

Jeff Patterson

brown on the outside
a confection metaphor
white on the inside

Ian Row

the secret boyfriend
i think i know what's missing
you

Ian Row

Sydney trilogy

Sydney business trip
Clean sheets, air-con, room service
Must get out of here.

From Circular Quay
I catch the Manly Ferry
(not the girly one).

Sipping a cocktail
by the Pacific Ocean
I can't help but smile.

Chris Gill

knowing it's not you
making me feel what i do
is not helping me

Ian Row

i.
Living so near the
Equator, how do you explain
your frigid heart?

ii.
Go straighten your hair
Look nice for all the dudes that
you won't ask to dance

iii.
Private secret held -
I have days that glisten and
No one sees but me

Jeff Patterson

Children always know
Who they are, who they can be
Love them, step aside

Jeff Patterson

Irekae haiku

i.
i hate you so much  
i'm going to write a haiku   
to let the world know

ii.
i love you so much
i'm going to write a haiku
to let the world know

Neil Krieger

i have a headache
"fat people don't get headaches"
you saying I'm fat?

Dawn Mok and Ian Row

sticky date pudding
bake off was a health hazard
my death, your shoulders

Ian Row

don't 'whatever' me.
this was never about you.
i'm finding my way.

Ian Row

childhood friend in town
last contact twelve years ago
three key messages

Ian Row

Guilt free haiku

i feel fat. and sick.
mmm. last piece of chocolate cake
i won't feel guilty

Jenny Morris & Ian Row

Full cream & dairy free haiku

i.
i gotta have cream
screw dairy free confection
die, food nazi, die

ii.
what are my choices?
i'm lactose intolerant
gluggy asbestos

Neil Krieger & Ian Row

Spot Haiku 27

Goodbye Winter, Hello Spring

i.
Layers of meaning
Layers of winter hardship
Peel off in sunshine

Cathy Dineen

ii.
Come part clouds part clouds
So unrest and frustration
Give way to content

Simon Patience

iii.
There was hail in Perth
And mighty winds did sweep down
Now just chirping birds.

Sutekh the Destroyer

iv.
Winter versus Spring:
Will frost destroy sweet blossoms?
No, but Summer will.

Sharkbite von Herringattack

v.
This light comes in time
For me to see clearly
We need umbrellas

Cathy Dineen

vi.
soft and warm breezes
green shoots and scented blossoms
a change of season

Leah Billeam

A haiku about strawberry helicopters

Can't say something nice?
Strawberry helicopters!
Say something surreal.

Chris Gill

buddy lost his case
jeff thinks he's still the boss man
back in your box mate

Cathy Dineen

One more haiku about a train ride

Train ride to Fairfield
Daily confined, we stare out.
My life in a zoo

Terry the Thylacine

Four haiku about a train ride

i.
train ride to Fairfield
the passengers, disengaged
disempowered

ii.
train ride to Fairfield
great walls of tags but no
imagination

iii.
train ride to Fairfield
can hear your iPod screaming
bad form and bad taste

iv.
train ride to Fairfield
rain - cyclist hitches a ride
too wet, pussycat?

Ian Row

Spot Haiku 26 Part 4 of 4

i.
Falling from my self
Couldn't even notice it
A gear of life gone.

Lucas Ryan

ii.
a mind of its own,
body makes a fool of me.
new medication.

Ian Row

iii.
Haiku is easy
If you speak like a Dalek
Just 5-7-5

Sutekh the Destroyer

iv.
Have this heart to break
You've broken it once before
Next time it'll hurt less

Neve

v.
i don't know at all
clouds or love or friendship tales
but I love joni

inspired by Joni Mitchell's 'Both Sides Now'

Dawn Mok

vi.
Spring versus Winter -
will frost destroy the blossoms?
No, but Summer will.

Chris Gill

vii.
Why oh why George?
Man who gave me confidence
Now he's just nothing

Simon Patience

viii.
how quickly you turned.
surprise! a tenuous friendship.
I'm finished with you.

Ian Row

Spot Haiku 26 Part 3 of 4

i.
Should be about now?
Ok, bepanthen fingers
Moisten tattooed crust

ii.
And Melbourne morning
Rain relieves parched earth, but still
Not barcelona

iii.
So another day
Of daily grind recalling
far places...happy

Jason Rostant

Spot Haiku 26 Part 2 of 4

i.
the great divide 'tween
you and me
is all of me

ii.
love, separated
from both giver and taker
is still and distilled

Dawn Mok

Spot Haiku 26 Part 1 of 4

i.
Another crap day
More horrid field-code errors
Curse you, Microsoft!

ii.
Ahh! Brand new hardware!
But the monitor won’t work
New drivers needed.

Sutekh The Destroyer

Adelaidia: Outro

no thanks to Tiger
presence of mind was absent
excess baggage charge

Ian Row

Adelaidia: Suite 4

i.
checked and challenged
my knowledge of your people
museum

ii.
16:30hrs
never too late for pancakes
turn right @ Rundle

Ian Row

Adelaidia: Suite 3

i.
art exhibition
finds a home in cathedral
open heart surgery

ii.
wrong turn at the mall
Pancake Palace is out of reach
my cravings unmet

iii.
no show at dinner
was counting on company
still counting on you

Ian Row

Adelaidia: Suite 2

i.Port Adelaide
two prams, three kids
one family on the move
homeless in transit

ii.Semaphore
a passing stranger
asks for my leftover chips
the half we don't know

iii.CBD
hypochondriac
post viral chronic fatigue
i nod and say 'aaah'

Ian Row

Adelaidia: Suite 1

i.Wayne
dumpling house
stranger makes conversation
God, was that you?

ii.
sibling rivalry
Adelaide and Victorians
who hated who first

iii.
Waterfall Gully
straightforward work of nature
simple perfection

iv.
in the cool quiet
camelias, rhododendrons
you, me, Mount Lofty

v.
here
you wait longer for the lights
to change

Ian Row

Adelaidia*: Intro

*Adelaide, South Australia

do i have to write?
even i don't want to know!
write under duress

Ian Row

On Nationalism

"Death to tyrants,"
says Terry the Thylacine
"so I can eat them!"

Terry the Thylacine

wake up birthday girl
you've had your workshop session
go forward in faith

for Wibbly Pig

Wibbley

hasty reaction
no lesson taught just angry
words to shame and break

Ian Row

takeaway noodles
everything here tastes the same
one trick pony

Ian Row

piss me off you may.
mistake your intent? never!
i know you by heart.

Ian Row

I made clear too late
my droll, ironic intent.
Now I've pissed him off.

Chris Gill

Why did I decide
To take on a PhD?
This is Hell on Earth.

Sutekh the Destroyer

a morning gallavant
the lazy afternoon nap
evening of potential

Ian Row

Spot Haiku 25

i.
mid week frisson
luke skywalker lookalike
the force was with me

Ian Row

ii.
admire from afar
never getting close to you
i'm scared i'll get hurt

Cesca Alice

iii.
sleeping house-
water in whisky
by the heater

Timothy K

iv.
burden of beauty
the curse of long eyelashes
oh! they're so heavy

for chris and jessica

Ian Row

v.
Rudd's man & woman
Australia is intolerant
authoritarianism

Karen McVean

vi.
unequal love is
second class status
discrimination

Karen McVean

vii.
Oh for Zac Effron
Shirtless picture on my wall
Lame fantasy life.

Sutekh The Destroyer

viii
complications cloud
the purpose of my presence
in this room with you

Cathy Dineen

ix.
Selection panel
want to know about a time
past that shows future.

Chris Gill

Potatoes and bread
Rice, pasta, cakes and biscuits
Carbohydrate love

Jenny Morris

Big bad China

big bad china
dragon loses its temper
there's smoke. then there's fire

Ian Row

Yes, I gasp and thrash.
You would too if you were dragged
out of your element!

Sharkbite von Herringattack

Graffiti haiku 2

Wanted: small dark man
for use as mud flap. Must be
willing to travel

Anonymous
Men's room, Sociology Building, Murdoch University

big shot
a big deal
big boots

for my little pony

Ian Row

the eucalyptus
bow, rub noses, and shadow
the red carpet road

Ian Row

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

Trash & Treasure haiku

trash & treasure
synthetic socks and singlets
no magic this time

Ian Row

Please lick my tummy!
If you must spit, aim it in
my fur-lined burrow.

Terry the Thylacine

on an old poster for
the crystal ballroom -
a crusading peter garrett

comrade harps the haiku librarian

Mismatch haiku

for c

friendship, courtship,
hatred, love... friendship, courtship,
hatred.

Ian Row

Uranium mines
Where did Peter Garrett go?
Burning Midnight Oil.

Sutekh The Destroyer

Regarding Pseudoephidrine

Too much Sudafed
The cure worse than the disease
Slowly the room spins.

Sutekh The Destroyer

significant birthday
high tea possibilities
eat our way through this

Ian Row

trouper or martyr
this close to your undoing
that far from the truth

Ian Row

Hot Cross Haiku is Three!

We're three! [Wheeee!]
Shout outs to the following hot crossers for your contributions over the last 12 months.
And a big thank you to all our supporters and followers here and on Facebook.

A.J. Chilson
Anonymous 1
Anonymous 2
Babette
Bill Kenney
Cathy Dineen
Cameron Brodie
Carlae
Cesca Alice
Chris Gill
Crystal Tan
Damien Norris
Dawn Mok
Doug Hamilton
Ginny Phang
Hayu Dyah
Jason Rostant
Jenny Morris
Jessica Ardley
Karen McVean
Leah Billeam
Magyar
Neil Krieger
Neve
Patrick McCormick
Rocky
Sharkbite von Herringattack
Simon Patience
Steve Andrews
Steve Lawson
Teo Chee Huat
Terry the Thylacine
Timothy K

Hot Cross Haiku Year 3 is dedicated to the memory of Lynne Alice

Trying to ignore,
Time passing by so slowly.
Tell me when it's time!

Teo Chee Huat

looking for change in
parking meters. the times
they are a-desperate.

Ian Row

A pretend lover

a pretend lover
what you don't know won't kill you
reality... check!

Ian Row

A haiku to Saint Maria

Dear Saint Maria...
mend his spirit, fix his mind
beg your gracious aid

Ian Row

mother hates father
too late to turn back, over
and too old to move

Neve

good crap and bad crap.
what was that about again?
absent minded rhyme.

Jenny Morris

A Kahlil Gibran haiku

thought, a bird of space
unfolds its wings in cage of words
but cannot fly

Ian Row feat Kahlil Gibran
Words from Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet, Penguin Arkana (1992), pg 78

Chocolate haiku

i've saved your message
your deep, strong, dark chocolate voice
is now on tap.

Ian Row

Caterpillar

caterpillar
vandals in nature's garden
above the law

Ian Row

i.
two years on I'm still
knee deep in saturn return
dude, where's my rising?

ii.
from knee-jerk reflex...
big sister pseudo mother
...to spectator sport

Ian Row feat. Cesca Alice

When mornings turn cold,
every breath is evidence
that I have not - yet.

Chris Gill

Spot Haiku 24 Part 3 of 3

Holiday 2009: Suite

i.
Where do I start it?
This narrative of freedom?
Three pm flight out?

ii. Singapore
Awake for twenty
hours no wonder my feet hurt
reiki! reiki! rei....

iii. Denmark
Saw Mary's house but
Fred and her were out it seems -
No milk on doorstep

iv. Edinburgh
It's the accent that
gets me - "do yer ken?"
That and the shortbread

v. Loch Ness
Small bus to big lake
guide - a madman in a kilt
High speed on thin roads....

vi. York
Romans and Vikings -
More ghosts than can be counted
Minster choir at dusk

vii. Naburn
Noble horses snort
while crossing the Trans-Pennine
Pinch me - I'm dreaming...

viii. Whitby
Harbouring history
In weathered stone - and stories
of jet-black vampires.

ix. Heptonstall (Sylvia Plath's grave)
The pilgrimage to
her small white gravestone; as if
no one else knew her.

x. Haworth (Bronte Parsonage)
Teensy tiny books
by teensy tiny women.
Madness on the moors.

xi. London
Three hours - Tate Modern
Power station for our art -
Abstract lifts my soul.

Cathy Dineen

Spot Haiku 24 Part 2 of 3

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

Ian Row

ii.
Twitter tweet twitter
Twitter twitter twitter tweet
Tweet twitter tweet twit

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 24 Part 1 of 3

i.
What a big to do
this panic over swine flu.
Oh No! Aah... at-choo!

Chris Gill

ii.
submission writing
snot-filled, brain-dead, and cold-clogged
no right to health here

Jason Rostant

iii.
My French Onion Soup
muscular ambrosia
will cure what ails you.

Chris Gill

Backlog: A suite

i.
me and my big mouth
across the line in the sand
the trap set now waits

ii.
don't call me precious
and expect me to fold
you piece of trash

iii.
vices
an addiction
a secret

Ian Row

Two haiku about sausages for lunch

i.
sausages for lunch
legal team's proposition
barter trade or bribe

Ian Row

ii.
Sausages for lunch.
Could life be any better?
Yes! If there was sauce!

Chris Gill

You'd think they'd be glad
to drop the poison chalice
But no, they're jealous.

Chris Gill

Phenylalanine

phenylalanine
the end of a love affair
a glass half empty

Ian Row

Speed Round 13.3

i.
Signs and gestures
breaking down between
you, me and i

ii.
minutes blink away
as spaces space moments
between breathes.

iii.
Which bit didn’t
you live in freedom and
restful now.

Karen McVean

Speed Round 13.2

i.
8 years old he is
Birthday party it will be
31 years of me

ii.
Donning my apron
Basked in aroma and flour
Out comes cakes, cookies & cream

iii.
Watching my thoughts
Like clouds mashed up together
Different shape sizes

iv.
Who am I?
Who am I beyond these thoughts?
Who am I?

Ginny Phang

Speed Round 13.1

i.
friday afternoon
lacks total motivation
still, the weekend calls

Jason Rostant

ii.
show me the money
they lost it playing black jack
capitalist pigs

Patrick McCormick

iii.
Unrelenting
Thick raindrops rip the blossoms
From her outstretched hands

Neil Krieger

A diva haiku

for andrew

a streisand moment
a celine dion flourish
a bassey statement

Ian Row

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

Bad disaster movie haiku: A suite

i.
temperature's rising
Jordan, just get out of there!
worst is yet to come

ii.
bring it up on screen
thermal overlay - so hot
it's percolating

ii.
activity below
we need canine assistance!
don't die on me, bro

Ian Row

don't call me 'baby'
old enough to be your father
yes ma'am!

Ian Row

Speed Round 12

i.
two months leave starts now
time to find "inner poise"
bite me Bridget Jones

Cathy Dineen

ii.
Friday truly is
The beginning of the week
Before the mayhem

Ginny Phang

iii.
Exhausted I am
Extraordinary week
Elated I’ll be

Ginny Phang

iv.
One day at a time
I’ll rise to the occasion
With each breath I take

Ginny Phang

v.
chinese business
woman as scary as an
arab on the beach

Pat McCormick

bill brooks'garage sale
paid a little too much for
a piece of history

Ian Row

which one should come first?
climate or economy?
false dichotomy.

Ian Row

An afternoon in Frankston: A suite

i.
feels like saturday
what a monday off can do
not quite ready yet

ii.
was it nerves?
or did you change your mind?
is it that hard?

iii.
rough trade at the mall
scowl, stubble and safety boots
it's just business, mate

iv.
rubberband rolling
you can tell when it's sushi
save some for later

v.
oblivious to
the danger, the emo kids hang
out at Gloria Jean's

Ian Row

A mass sackings haiku

Hungry ghosts
roam unsettled within vulnerable fears
angry and sad

Karen McVean

A haiku about The Watchmen

The Watchmen
Best supporting performance...
Billy's blue penis

Ian Row

earth hour versus
you don't mess with the zohan
adam sandler rules!

Ian Row

Spot Haiku 23 Part 4 of 4

i.
128
ordinary people who've been axed
walking wounded

Karen McVean

ii.
arrogant lawyers
follow the letter of law
and kill its spirit

Ian Row

Spot Haiku 23 Part 3 of 4

i.


Submitted by Babette
as found on the poetry board of
the fish shop on Lorne Pier






ii.
Sixty-six id'd
Unknowable grief, waiting
Caused in an instant

Jason Rostant

Spot Haiku 23 Part 2 of 4

i.
"Sick in bed" torpor
Earth moved - I didn't care
"body found with cats"

Cathy Dineen

ii.
This encrouching haze
Through these days that leave me hazed
Stupid old and phased

Simon Patience

iii.
ex-boyfriend shows up
remorse and apologies.
where is my backbone?

Cesca Alice

iv.
Pope goes the weasel
pawning false hope for lost souls
a man and his myths

Ian Row

Spot Haiku 23 Part 1 of 4

a true anecdote from the bushfires

i.
a fiery hell
everything seem'd burnt and gone
but the cat came back

ii.
and the cat came back
the vet tended free of charge
burnt and bloody paws

iii.
out of disaster
the milk of human kindness
a touch of heaven

Leah Billeam

A haiku about Coca-Cola

oh coca-cola
you've made a slave out of me
sweet sweet lovesick fool

Ian Row

the hours i work
the elephant in the room
one big elephant

Ian Row

at last, i've found you
next week, all will be revealed
and we, unravelled

Ian Row

the big fat typo
one mistake that will be seen
that i'll remember

Ian Row

A haiku about being on the other side of middle

Listen up, Body!
You will do as you are told!
Not an easy sell.

Ian Row

why am i single?
a lack of circulation
almost done ebbing

Ian Row