Through a cold July I wrote a poem a day to send to my partner who was in Berlin…. here’s a smattering… the sun attempts to warm the yard I drink from your cup the dog looks for you Rozelle, 29/6/09 junkfood bag dances across three lanes of traffic fighting anxious thoughts Anzac Bridge 1/7/09 [...]
Archive for October, 2009
Winter 09
Posted in haiku, tagged haiku, melbourne, sydney, winter on October 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Summer 2008 – Japan
Posted in haiku, tagged haiku, japan, summer on October 30, 2009 | 1 Comment »
surface rippled by fish fins dragonflies hover helicopter hum Meiji Jingu 15/8/08 skimming insects dance turtle head rises trains in the distance on time Meiji Jingu 15/8/08 breeze on my back dries sweat gravel crunch behind no longer alone Meiji Jingu 15/8/08 sculptures on a perfect lawn leaves fall without permission Hara Museum 20/8/08 (this [...]
Summer 2008 – Paris
Posted in haiku, tagged haiku, paris, summer on October 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
another black serpent thwumps through tunnels streaming yellow trails of light train to Paris 10/6/08 nine o’clock, the light like five perhaps I brave another bar Paris 11/6/08
Winter 2008 – Vancouver
Posted in haiku, tagged haiku, vancouver, winter on October 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
winter sun glances across the tops of buildings we are still in shade 21/1/08 mysterious clouds of steam street aligned due east what mecca waits there? 22/1/08 a hockey haiku scrape of skates on ice commentator barks fake logs burn eternally 29/1/08 shivering outside hands in gloves hold cigarettes breathing fresh air 29/1/08 disco ball [...]
thoughts like insect bites
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged haiku, senryu on October 29, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I have finally succumbed to the compulsion for thinking outloud in public and thus have started a wee blog. I say wee as it is intended to be a small outcome for some of the short format poems that I seem compelled to write. These pieces are inspired by Haiku but to call them such [...]
