June 2009
Editor: Maureen Sexton
Contribitors:
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evening on the water
distant music
lights across the bay
after the drought
the gentle sound of rain
this windy day
on the line my shirts perform
a spanish dance
in sunlight or shade
the soft call
of doves
Nicholas Barwell
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cloudless sky
the storm bird climbs
even higher
pre-dawn chill
the rasp of wings
unfolding
the part
in aunty’s hair –
autumn breeze
oncology
the sigh of lift doors
opening
spring growth –
grandfather weeds
the wrong grave
old pond splash rings the world
rosebud
the butterfly
almost lands
stargazing…
sound of the creek after nightfall
cedar forest
a dead tree
caught
in a sapling’s fork
John Bird
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springtime gone
still the child’s heart
loves Issa
dam the three gorges
the Yangtze river dolphin
is gone
Liana Christensen
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cloudy day
curtains opened
daisies closed
sunny day
doves on birdbath
drink reflections
winter gusts
willy wagtail balancing
on wire
beach artist
picture postcard sunset
air-brushed sky
Meryl Manoy
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windswept furrowed land
only dry desert dust
endless azure skies.
morning traffic slow
drive through heavy rain
another wet day.
a noisy bar
she pours cold beer
two worlds in one land
Peter Rondel
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stormy day
red beaks
through the reeds
school report–
the dog nestles
in my lap
________ previously published Paper Wasp Autumn 2007
moving house –
a snake skin
in the shed
________ previously published Free Xpression 2008 June 2008 Volume XV Issue No 6
outback sunset—
embers glowing
under the billy
________ previously published Stylus Poetry Journal 2007
Maureen Sexton
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summer’s ending
leaves litter path
suitcase snaps shut
spring shower
dandelions shine
in the paddock
Rose van Son
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dawn meditation
magpies warble
softly
mothers day
cover her name
afternoon tea
a crow dunks his crust
in the birdbath
Liz Nicholls
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visiting in-laws –
restrained kelpie
eager for escape
tap tap
of rotating sprinkler –
distant cicadas
—– Joint winner 2009 Creatrix haiku Prize
midday sun –
the crackle of dead lawn
underfoot
Gary Colombo De Piazzi
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sunset
over sand dunes
___ Venus shines brightly
outside the nursing home
wires hum
mother sits quietly
raindrops
on white mandevilla
___sunlight sparkles
evening sun
through Christmas lily
___translucence
Sally Clarke
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