Creatrix 13 Haiku

June 2011

 

Selectors: Rose van Son, Gary De Piazzi, Meryl Manoy and Amanda Joy
Mamaging Editor: Sally Clarke
WebMaster:
Chris Arnold

Contributors:

Elio Novello

Jan and Gail Willems

Rose van Son

Meryl Manoy

Dean Meredith

John McMullan

Judy Paice

Liana Christensen

John Bird

Cynthia Rowe

Gary Colombo De Piazzi

Sally Clarke

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Uluru –
Kata Tjuṯa
epicentre

Elio Novello

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among the headstones
whispering tourists
shadows in snow

Jan and Gail Willems

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sacred bamboo
grandfather’s cottage locked
broken window

long summer
the raven’s cry
lingers

undergarment
another stain on her skin

pussy willow
on the front steps
a sleeping cat

an empty bowl
neighbour’s lemon tree
bent with fruit

Rose van Son

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kite-surfers
flying over waves
scudding clouds

river foreshore
moored yachts bob
children swing

Meryl Manoy

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he looked to his god
who looked to his god
and so on …

Dean Meredith

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the blooms of spring
faltering
under the summer sun

thwack thwack thwack
gravity defied
a swan takes off

John McMullan

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water drops
stroked by sunlight
tiny rainbows born

white gums
outstretched arms
kookaburras laugh

morning mist
curves around fence posts
soft green

Judy Paice

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seed pearls on
naked skin
sea bath at dawn

stars dance–
in sunlight
all dust is cosmic

from your cream throat
a spice bouquet
frangipani

Liana Christensen

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state elections
a swallow repairs
its mud nest

country church—
blackberries under
a listing angel

sanctuary
the red kangaroo’s
eyelashes

red grevillea
the on-going squabble
of lorikeets

picking
birdseye chillies—
four days since she left

a field of silence
the circling kite

John Bird

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bush tucker
opting for anzac biscuits
and billy tea

melting moments…
tea break beside
the rapids

Cynthia Rowe

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manacled indoors
washing yesterday’s dishes
watching magpies sing

photograph
a reminder of what is gone
the smile on your face

light through venetians
shadows cast across floor
imprisoned

riding the white line
motorcyclist weaves
stitches slow traffic

Gary Colombo De Piazzi

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farming—
tall turbines

gather sea breezes

caught in murano glass
grand canal water colours
liquid light

Sally Clarke

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