During these Spring rains: haiku for November 2009

6/11/09

a thunder crack
right above the house
the cats run


8/11/09

I remember autumn
its warm blue skies
during these Spring rains


13/11/09

dust
coming over the mountain
the sky chills


20/11/09

soft grey sky
scent of jasmine
after rain


27/11/09

in rising heat
green weeds I failed to uproot
expand

Fresh raspberries: haiku for October 2009

2/10/09

fresh raspberries
the taste and texture
of my childhood


3/10/09

on the train track
stems, leaves and berries
rain-washed


9/10/09

sudden lilies bloom
in my afternoon garden
unseen this morning

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Photo of Kerouac

hugging his cat
how domestic he looks
this road poet

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Melbourne rain
going cold to my bones
recollected


14/10/09

abandon yourself
it’s all in the letting go
freedom and passion

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sprawling on the bed
my cat is relaxed in sleep:
utter abandon


23/10/09

I carry with me
as mirror and barrier
her faraway gaze


30/10/09

across rainy dark
the whispers of the ocean
sound right in my house


31/10/09

tonight cicadas
and the smell of coming rain
heat builds to pressure

tomorrow morning
a renewal of sunlight
the blessing of trees