Creatrix 7 Haiku

December 2009

Selector/Editor: Rose Van Son

Administration: Maureen Sexton

Contributors:

John Bird

Graham Nunn

Jack Prewitt

Kevin Gillam

Liana Christensen

Meryl Manoy

Gary Colombo De Piazzi

Sally Clarke

Peter Rondel

Nicholas Barwell

Mardi May

Mike Burdett

Tony O’Donnell


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fast asleep
in a bed of snapdragons –
her old dog

mercury lights
in the shunting yard –
steady drizzle

John Bird
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whistling
in the bamboo grove
August wind

sun in the west
between us
not a word

Graham Nunn
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derelict farm
a tractor tyre swings
from the oak

pink dawn
waiting for her
to wake

first wattle–
taking the steps
two at a time

tomato stall
her right thumb
stained green

Jack Prewitt
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hum of blowflies
blood from the kangaroo’s ear
yet to dry

Remembrance Day
Grandpa in white singlet
with medals

Kevin Gillam
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rust and mint –
the watertank leaks

grass blade and paper –
both cut

Liana Christensen
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city skyline
angular cranes swing
gum trees sway

Meryl Manoy
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siren wails
closer and closer
a mother worries

peaches and cream –
your youthful face
everywhere I look

Gary Colombo De Piazzi
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tall gum trees
at my feet
a golden skink

Sally Clarke
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bright sun
temple steps
many shoes

Peter Rondel
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wintry day
in the garden
the Japonica blooms

Nicholas Barwell
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in the wake
of the pelican
no fish

Mardi May
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summer sky
exquisitely blue
a fairy-wren

summer haze
an eagle circles
a rabbit trembles

in the darkness
a single candle
Victoria Cross

Mike Burdett
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leaves blow
soccer balls roll
– autumn park

Tony O’Donnell
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