Haiku Train

[Marc]

Floating crescent shines
silver on her, recumbent.
The fisherman's gift.

[arunansu]

fisherman's gift
a frozen mermaid
from Ice age

[Lake]

from ice age
to global warming
blooming snow lotus

[Marc]

"Bloomin' slow Lotus!"
said the man in the tweed cap,
kicking the flat tyre.

[arunansu]

kicking the flat tyre
in the middle of road
kites circle overhead

[Marc]

Kites circle over
Small children hanging on strings.
A chinese autumn.

[dedalus]

A Chinese autumn
is subject to instruction:
the leaves don't listen.

[arunansu]

leaves don't listen
they visit hidden corners
of a garden

[WobblyVern]

of a garden
he spoke of and pined
green fingers itching

[arunansu]

green fingers itching
dragonfly glued
to a leaf bud

[Danté]

to a leaf bud
sun will conspire an open
photosynthesis

[Gazelle]

photosynthesis
sweet energy, wet green limbs
begging for sunshine.

[Travis]

Begging for sunshine...
Huh, this man does not take his
sunbathing lightly.

[Lake]

sunbathing lightly
hostas growing abundant
flowers under an oak

[Marc]

Flowers under anorak [!..sorry...]
he waited on her doorstep:
he was only ten.

Marc

[oranggunung]

He was only ten –
not bad for a stick insect –
ravaged by woodworm.

[Lake]

ravaged by woodworm
a tree stump rots under
spiralling mushrooms

[Gazelle]

spiralling mushrooms
moist forest floor carpeted
with butterflies wings.

[Marc]

With butterfly wings
I shall ascend to the stars
in opium dreams.

[Lake]

in opium dreams
he dances with la luna
pillow in his arms

[arunansu]

pillow in his arms
eyelids heavy
a crowded bus

[dedalus]

a crowded bus,
people just want to go home:
no room for bombers

[Gazelle]

no room for bombers
sheer layers protect nothing
explosive words fly.

[arunansu]

explosive words fly
in a meeting of sparrows
ants explore their lunch

[oranggunung]

ants explore their lunch
permeate the Tupperware
antennae aloft