WOLLUMBIN    4-2007    
haiku selected from recent workshops




  fever …
sound of the sea
wall to wall
           qy


















walking at sunrise
the scatter of pollen
from tall grass
           nb


















bushfire ash
the naked shapes
of rock
           qy


















torpid creek
the wooden bridge
vibrates
           nb


















jockey silks
among the flower beds—
spring festival
           jb


















73rd birthday—
head resting on an oak
he counts stars
           jb


















backing out
of the spider’s web
… sorry
           qy


















roadside café
a grain of sugar
in the sparrow’s beak
           nb


















winter clouds
ashtrays overflowing
outside oncology
           jb















 		 









prayers for rain—
dust devils topple
the plastic chairs
           jb


















dark clouds—
the farmer wipes dust
from his rain gauge
           nb


















sun after rain …
the magpie wallows
in a puddle
           qy


















granny knits
from an old pattern …
baby’s first smile
           qy


















empty street
a woman in white
at the bus stop
           nb


















park chess—
his kelpie pup minds
the taken pieces
           jb


















washing up …
outside, a single note
again and again
           qy


















jasmine tendrils—
waiting
for my daughter’s call
           nb


















doldrums—
the apprentice barber
grooms his boss
           jb
Since being workshopped, some of these haiku have been published in:
the heron's nest, shamrock, NZPS 2007 Anthology 'the infinity we swim in', 9th Suruga Baika Festival anthology, 2007




nb:  nathalie buckland                jb:  john bird                qy:  quendryth young

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