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
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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