Sweeter than sugar
magpies warble after rain
the earth sighs relief.

Chris Gill

In Evil 'Borders'
Where the air-conditioning
Is always PERFECT!

Simon Patience

train full of cargo
confession by the spoonful
teaspoonaholic

Jenny Morris

Three haiku about dodgy Mr Chen

i.
Dodgy Mr Chen
My favourite watch maker
You are surely timeless

ii.
In China you were
Mechanical Engineer
Oceans crushed your skill

iii.
Still you can fix all
You're surely beyond compare
Dodgy Mr Chen

Lucas Ryan

the new me attracts
animal magnetism
you're nice, you're so... me

Big Koala

trash can magazine
soap bubbles emerge from ears
i have No Idea

Jenny Morris

mobile phone charges
"usage not covered by cap"
bastards, all of you

Ian Row

Spot Haiku 29 Part 2 of 2

i.
snow blankets the earth
hiding the filth and squalor
land of make believe

Bumpo

ii.
summer silence
jesus in a manger
on the mantle

Timothy K

iii.
He wants a share house
This relationship ramps up
A whole new level

Jason Rostant

iv.
i'll sing jazz standards
in my new dress and shoes but
there won't be blue skies

Cathy Dineen

v.
New year, New System!
Alas! Worse than the old one!
Cheap student email.

Sutekh the Destroyer

vi.
a roar in the night
giant foot prints in the snow
THE YETIS ARE HERE!!!

Bumpo

vii.
slumber out of reach
a stolen chance of rest
as the fan thrums

cambosis

viii.
mystery coughing fit
perhaps i've been poisoned
non stick frying pan

Ian Row

ix.
Acknowledged greatness
in your spoken greeting style
makes it a “Hi!” coup.

Chris Gill

Spot Haiku 29 Part 1 of 2

Beneath shady beech
We walked this trail long ago,
Rocks alone the same.

Stepping over flowers,
Fallen onto a tree trunk.
We all will fall soon.

I climbed this mountain
But now I must keep climbing,
No rest ‘til the stars.

Doug Hamilton

India in three parts: Part 3

i.
overnight mail train
easy to romanticise
in first class a/c

ii.
they like strong colours
the hues and shades are what
they have problems with

iii.
papier-mâché boy
terra cotta elephant
worth their weight in gold

iv.
a dowry
the measure of a woman
gold, cash and livestock

v.
stolen rupees
from my unlocked suitcase
is a small problem

Ian Row

India in three parts: Part 2

i.
on every corner
a shrine to offer thanks, and
ask for clear passage

ii.
lost in the moment
among ten incarnations and
countless deities

iii.
did Jesus live here?
preach and pray, heal and cure?
only St. Thomas knows!

iv.
new year's eve movie
tamil flick with the locals
senses overload

v.
brotherhood - a lie
the system is a prison
where dies are cast

Ian Row

India in three parts: Part 1

i.
compare and contrast
learn your lessons and move on
and watch where you step!

ii.
rubbish bins
that's what India needs
now

iii.
kindness of strangers
"just want you to be happy"
i am your brother

vi.
killer biryani
for food this good i overlook
the filthy floor

v.
battling traffic
army of auto rickshaws
transport's foot soldiers

Ian Row

Singapore 12/09: Light and shade

i.
return to race; but
new level of graciousness.
new pecking order.

ii.
stranger in my house.
make the right gestures but i
feel the elephant.

iii.
slow bullet train.
how fast can you go in
a country so small?

iv.
my iPhone headphones
can't block out noisy child
or ugly passengers.

v.
24/7
shopping - distraction from
my dislocation.

vi.
no more Mercedes.
gone are your status symbols.
no shortage of gods.

vii.
old haunts, old habits.
points of reference give way
to memory.

Ian Row

people in a hurry
the Salvation Army bell
rings rings rings

Bill Kenney

i.
Memories surface
I offer rafts to most, but you
You I'll let drown

ii.
"Of course, we're not true.
I won't tell if you don't tell,"
Trouble said to Time.

Jeff Patterson

Oratorium -
therein pronounced these great words:
'Shut up and listen!'

Chris Gill

A haiku about proprioception

proprioception
body, i do not know you
in my mind i am

Ian Row

You saw flowers as
useless, dead - even those offered
with love, alive

Jeff Patterson

You claim I'm extinct
yet the forest where I live
looms large in your dreams.

Perhaps extinction
fills you with familiar dread?
Dare you sleep? See ya...

Terry the Thylacine

Seldom acknowledged,
insects serve our planet well -
Let us offer thanks!

Jeff Patterson