Haiku Train

[Marc]

Rubs it's hands and legs
like a monkey in the street,
grabbing by your feet.

[Gazelle]

grabbing by your feet
pebbles shift effortlessly
under clear water.

[Lake]

under clear water
golden fish nibbles around
the moon's reflection

[arunansu]

the moon's reflection
ghost-shadows
on waters

[Gazelle]

On waters within
subtle urges rise slowly;
a gasp of release.

[Lake]

a gasp of release -
she landed a triple jump
then failed a double

[Suzanne]

...then failed a double,
then I attained a single;
now merged into one.

[Gazelle]

now merged into one
like the moth wants the bright flame
I want you, want you.

[arunansu]

I want you, want you!
- a bluebird fades
into the blue

[Suzanne]

into the blue
cotton strings unfurl, weightless-
tempted by the wind.

[arunansu]

tempted by the wind
a feather leaps, soars high
dove’s morning

[Suzanne]

dove's morning
cooing voices behind lace
fluffed nesting blankets.

[arunansu]

fluffed nestling blanket
she's on other side
of the fog-curtain

[Suzanne]

of the fog curtain-
I can not lift it higher,
blow through and catch me.

[oranggunung]

“Blow through and catch me”,
it called to the trombonist.
Then the note was gone.

[Suzanne]

then the note was gone
although she listened hard
simple silence sang.

[oranggunung]

Simple silence sang
in a timeless, faultless voice,
beyond our hearing.

[Suzanne]

beyond your hearing
capable hands close to rest,
"forget it" she said.

[oranggunung]

“Forget it.”, she said,
reaching for her book instead.
I just hung my head.

[Suzanne]

I just hung my head,
I just hung my head and cried
hung my head, then lied.

[arunansu]

hung my head, then lied
to my shadow; winter breezed
through skeleton bones

[Suzanne]

through skeleton bones
he's peering with blood stained eyes
sins of his father.

[arunansu]

sins of his father
grim clouds
grimmer windows

[Suzanne]

grimmer windows
broken views of your face-
always tomorrows.

[arunansu]

always tomorrows
buds watch out
weather bulletins