Creatrix 42 Haiku

September 2018

Selectors: Coral Carter, Amanda Joy, Nina Lewis & Gary De Piazzi

Contributors:

Barry Sanbrook

Rachel Sutcliffe

Kevin Gillam

Radostina Dragostinova

Marilyn Humbert

Jan Napier

Gabriel Bates

Goran Gatalica

David J. Kelly

Vandana Parashar

Louise Hopewell

Gary Colombo De Piazzi

Pitt Büerken

Myron Lysenko

Gavin Austin

Kanchan Chatterjee

Cynthia Rowe

Alanna C. Burke

Mary Stone

Rose van Son

Debbie Strange

Debbi Antebi

Marietta McGregor

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a kestrel hunts
the life savers boat
below

whooping cranes
a fog horn
on the wharf

Barry Sanbrook. Perth, W. Australia
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dappled sunshine
the willow
weeps

Rachel Sutcliffe. England
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late afternoon
HB
shade of pickets

Kevin Gillam. Perth, W. Australia
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gloomy day
the traffic light
frozen on yellow

Radostina Dragostinova, Sofia, Bulgaria.
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new snow
on a bare branch
owlets

a ladybird
exposed on a leaf
plays possum

Marilyn Humbert. Australia
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magpies seek and call
on the cleared block
heaped trees

Jan Napier. Perth, W. Australia
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after our breakup
seeing you
on a dating site

bookshop
their only haiku books
in the humour section

Gabriel Bates. Pittsburg, Kansas USA
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summer heat–
the mottled snake
shows its tongue

lighthouse signal–
glint of pilchards
behind a reef

ecology summit–
dead frogs float
across the pond

Goran Gatalica. Croatia
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red centre
the blue gobstopper
an hour later

David J. Kelly. Dublin, Ireland
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autumn leaves
not everyone leaves
with a goodbye

Vandana Parashar. Chandimandir, India
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deserted island
a line of plastic bottles
on the high tide mark

Louise Hopewell. Melbourne, Australia
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dream catcher
in the spider web
a feather

Gary Colombo De Piazzi. Perth, W. Australia
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hot glances
my lemon ice cream
melting

Pitt Büerken, Münster, Germany
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farewell drinks
I rush to catch
the last train home

Myron Lysenko. Australia
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dove
the grey dawn
on bare twigs

Gavin Austin. Sydney, Australia
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fluttering
on the table
origami ducks

Kanchan Chatterjee. Jamshedpur, India.
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house fire
the crackle of our antique
lacquered cabinet

Cynthia Rowe. Australia
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dove feathers
the shadow
of a hawk

Alanna C. Burke. Santa Fe, New Mexico. USA
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her name
the bruise
I don’t deserve

Mary Stone
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wild winter storm
a leaf
flies

Rose van Son. Perth, Western Australia
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ancient stones
the orange moons
of lichen

Debbie Strange. Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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summer breeze
ducklings ride
the ripples

Debbi Antebi. London, UK
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cross-roads
the same quarrel
as last time

Marietta McGregor. Stirling, A.C.T.
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