Haiku Train

[juliadebeauvoir]

Watching Raikonnen,
his little hot Ferrari.
Australian Grand Prix.

[kozmikdave]

Australian Grand Prix -
between the Open Tennis
and test cricket match.

[barrie]

"..and test cricket match"
What kind of first line is that
to leave somebody?

[Lake]

to leave somebody
is not that hard as it seems
“nothing gold can stay”

[kozmikdave]

Nothing gold can stay
untarnished 'round human greed.
Polish me up, then.

[juliadebeauvoir]

Polish me up, then.
Transport me through outer space.
Beam me up Scottie.

[juliadebeauvoir]

Beam me up Scottie,
I've got places to go and
some people to see.

[kozmikdave]

Some people, to see,
need not only spectacles,
but mind waking drugs

[juliadebeauvoir]

But mind waking drugs,
and mind numbing addictions
are hard ones to break.

[Minstrel]

are hard ones to break,
the crabs, said the seagull to
the thrush, snail in beak

[thoke]

the thrush, snail in beak
spread to her thighs, fox in jaws
she died, beef on plate.

[Lake]

She died. Beef on plate
became rotten, flies buzzing
The moon behind clouds

[juliadebeauvoir]

The moon behind the clouds,
a flowered geisha shying
behind a silk fan.

[Lake]

Behind a silk fan
sobs a wrinkled face. Flowers
fall and fade like smoke

[kozmikdave]

Fall, and fade like smoke,
before your enemies see
that you are alone.

[juliadebeauvoir]

That you are alone
but at peace in your oneness,
embracing yourself.

[kozmikdave]

Embracing yourself -
easier proposition
with arm extensions.

[barrie]

With arm extensions,
the Austrian painter made
a good impression.

[Lake]

A good impression -
more important than your skills.
Package yourself well

[barrie]

Package yourself well -
don't end up on the pile marked
Return to sender

[Lake]

Return to sender
That’s what I’m going to do
The post office thrives

[kozmikdave]

The post office thrives -
delivers through hail and snow
a dollar a throw

[juliadebeauvoir]

A dollar a throw,
hit the bottle with a ball,
win carnival prize.

[kozmikdave]

Win carnival prize -
the usual fluffy toy
for your lady love.

[Lake]

For your lady, love
rules everything. A bird
darts into a sea.