I ... entered the poem of life, whose purpose is ... simply to witness the beauties of the world, to discover the many forms that love can take. (Barabara Blackman in 'Glass After Glass')

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3 March 2010

Streetlamp and moonlight: haiku for February 2010

the long drive home
lit by the long dusk
of deep summer

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cat-shrieks outside
then my girl on the top step
calmly alone

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streetlamp and moonlight
palm trees clear against the dark
the neighbours asleep

5/2/10


the whole street sleeps
except me up late
writing haiku

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'The streets are water'
they always said of Venice,
but I walked the lanes.

12/2/10


rain leaves us humid
wet with perspiration
needing a shower

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cool evening
after the humid day
stinging insects

14/2/10


it plays in my mind
all day, that lonely music
I heard in a dream

19/2/10


the cats are quiet
the man sleeps and I’m restless
in the white noise hush

26/2/10
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3 comments:

  1. Pearl5 March 2010 at 02:40

    like the cool evening one.
    do you know this site?
    http://www.dailyhaiku.org/

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  2. Emma Dalloway8 March 2010 at 14:40

    hello Rosemary!

    There are very few Australian haiku bloggers (to my knowledge) so Im thrilled to find your site.

    I am going to add a link to my site "Australian Haiku". If you know of other Australian haiku sites, please drop by and leave a comment.

    Cheers,

    Emma Dalloway

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  3. Rosemary Nissen-Wade28 March 2010 at 00:29

    Many thanks to you both, Pearl and Emma. Only just discovered your kind comments, as I haven't checked this page lately — just in time for your link, Pearl!

    Emma, I'll link to your lovely site too.

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