–  laced with foam  –      a haiku sequence

sunrise casts a long koori shadow     mckenzies point     wipeout! – the sea tugs     on her leg rope on reaching bronte beach                 sky all the way down to the sea     cemetery, st thomas and trafalgar     faces on the street     festival of the winds the sea eagle soars     above a dragon kite     sculpture by the sea a rogue wave undermines     the dolphin     eastgate mall – an old man parked     on each bench

waverley dawn two dolphins hang     in a grey wave     tamararma my tinnitus drowns     in breaking waves dawn monochrome:          surfer with raised arms     ben buckler sunrise the pacific ocean curves     back around me     city to surf a baby's stroller swamped     in a sea of legs southerly buster              wind shows its shape    in lace curtains     cliff top vigil for the first whales     endless ocean

Published in Waverley Council's book of poetry about their shire: “Written in Sand” 2002 – editor Les Wicks;
individual haiku were posted throughout the shire

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Notes
The Waverley Shire crest features two dolphins.  McKenzies Point & Ben Buckler are prominent headlands.   Tamararma & Bronte are surfing beaches.   'Festival of the Winds' & 'Sculpture by the Sea' are public events held at Bondi beach.  'Faces on the Street' is a poem by Henry Lawson.   'City to Surf' is the famous annual race and fun-run from Sydney centre to Bondi beach.

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