March 2018
Selectors: Rose van Son, Coral Carter and Gary De Piazzi
Contributors:
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zoo
a troop of zebras
barcodes
my gaze
following the cane
of the blind
Minh-Triêt PHAM. Paris, France
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rising mist
I remember
the dream
seafront chippy
at opening hour
a rush of gulls
Rachel Sutcliffe. England
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children fish
on the Lagos lagoon
a floating school
termite castle
rising from the rubble
a war-torn village
Ahmad Abdullah
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a refugee’s coffin
the weight
of white rose
nursing home –
two pale maple leaves
hold together
Goran Gatalica, Croatia
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fire embers
the pop
of a beer can
parking lot
a stray dines alone
on leftovers
local bar
the donations box
sits empty
long night
I find a penny
heads-up
Gabriel Bates, USA
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new year
only one full bottle left
standing
scattered clouds
the scent of a rose
as it falls
Bee Jay
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haiku workshop
they struggle to save
a syllable
Pitt Büerken, Germany
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cane toads
jumping in the rain
hailstones
thunder rolls
across the plains
family lunch
the words I keep saying
that you never hear
cicadas
Louise Hopewell
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our conversation
banyan roots above
the soil
The above haiku was Commended for the Occasional Haiku Prize in recognition of 10 years of Creatrix publication
dry river bed
watching kites fall
Basanta Kumar Das
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Anzac Day
all the little holes
in fallen leaves
spear lily
boys chase each other
around the lake
Myron Lysenko
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grain of sand
in my shoe
a boulder
head stones
back to back
mourners
Gary Colombo De Piazzi. Perth, W. Australia
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if my dog talks
I’ll listen
spellbound
Phil Huffy. Rochester, New York, USA
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dawn chorus this wheat field all ears
losing the plot
book and reader
slumped on the sofa
silly season
unwary spiders
caught on flypaper
wedlock
this ring no longer slips
from my finger
David J. Kelly. Dublin, Ireland
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old tin toilet
over a gully
a long drop
Graeme Butler
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latest diagnosis –
i spoon tea
into the pot
Christmas eve –
the flock takes turns to bleat
at the first star
Sandra Simpson. Tauranga, New Zealand
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beside the sea –
camels
my jumper
over my knees –
the mountains
Matt Hetherington
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beside me
on the wooden bench
a fallen leaf
Vandana Parashar
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argument –
the path divides around
a single trunk
The above haiku was selected Winner of the Occasional Haiku Prize in recognition of 10 years of Creatrix publication
Nathalie Buckland. Nimbin, NSW
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slipway
the bay settles
into twilight
Gavin Austin. Sydney, Australia
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lightening flash
my cat
streaks past
Gail Willems. Wannanup, W. Australia
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back from the airport
the humming of the fridge
Duncan Richardson
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campfire songs
darkness settles
on our shoulders
woodland trail
we inhale the breath
of old trees
heavy traffic
a queue of ladybugs
on a twig
Debbie Strange. Canada
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winter wind
the clatter of
empty hangers
long workday
my morning coffee
now bitter
Debbi Antebi
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quivering sign
on the canyon rim –
beware of snake
Lysa Collins
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muddy creek
a buffalo stirs
the shallows
Cynthia Rowe
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no respect
for property lines
red fox
Alanna C. Burke. New Mexico, USA
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empty beach shack
waves crash over
broken shells
Maureen Sexton
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broken pot—
a skink pauses
on the rim
Leanne Mumford
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