Haiku Creatrix - Issue 5 June 2009
Editor: Maureen Sexton
In this issue:
Nicholas Barwell
John Bird
Liana Christensen
Meryl Manoy
Peter Rondel
Maureen Sexton
Rose van Son
Liz Nicholls
Gary de Piazzi
Sally Clarke
evening on the water
distant music
lights across the bay
after the drought
the gentle sound of rain
this windy day
on the line my shirts perform
a spanish dance
in sunlight or shade
the soft call
of doves
Nicholas Barwell
cloudless sky
the storm bird climbs
even higher
pre-dawn chill
the rasp of wings
unfolding
the part
in aunty’s hair -
autumn breeze
oncology
the sigh of lift doors
opening
spring growth -
grandfather weeds
the wrong grave
old pond splash rings the world
rosebud
the butterfly
almost lands
stargazing...
sound of the creek
after nightfall
cedar forest
a dead tree caught
in a sapling’s fork
John Bird
springtime gone
still the child’s heart
loves Issa
dam the three gorges
the Yangtze river dolphin
is gone
Liana Christensen
cloudy day
curtains opened
daisies closed
sunny day
doves on birdbath
drink reflections
winter gusts
willy wagtail balancing
on wire
beach artist
picture postcard sunset
air-brushed sky
Meryl Manoy
windswept furrowed land
only dry desert dust
endless azure skies.
morning traffic slow
drive through heavy rain
another wet day.
a noisy bar
she pours cold beer
two worlds in one land
Peter Rondel
stormy day
red beaks
through the reeds
school report–
the dog nestles
in my lap
previously published Paper Wasp Autumn 2007
moving house –
a snake skin
in the shed
previously published Free Xpression 2008 June 2008 Volume XV Issue No 6
outback sunset—
embers glowing
under the billy
previously published Stylus Poetry Journal 2007
Maureen Sexton
summer's ending
leaves litter path
suitcase snaps shut
spring shower
dandelions shine
in the paddock
Rose van Son
dawn meditation
magpies warble
softly
mothers day
white chrysanthemums
cover her name
afternoon tea
a crow dunks his crust
in the birdbath
Liz Nicholls
visiting in-laws -
restrained kelpie
eager for escape
tap tap
of rotating sprinkler -
distant cicadas
midday sun -
the crackle of dead lawn
underfoot
Gary de Piazzi
sunset
over sand dunes
Venus shines brightly
outside the nursing home
wires hum
mother sits quietly
raindrops
on white mandevilla
sunlight sparkles
evening sun
through Christmas lily
translucence
Sally Clarke
