Haiku Train

[Marc]

"It's just about words!"
as she hurled another plate.
The pen v. the sword?

[Suzanne]

the pen and the sword
serve two different strong masters
they cut different meat.

[Marc]

They cut different meat.
So don't try carving roast beef
with a blue biro.

[Suzanne]

with a blue biro
dark lines turn lilac in time
softening memory.

[oranggunung]

softening memory
colours fade and borders blur
warm embers remain

[Suzanne]

warm embers remain
on the outskirts of my heart
charred hope in ashes.

[oranggunung]

charred hope in ashes
yet kindled by the debris
a spark of promise

[Suzanne]

a spark of promise
anticipations brisk breeze
evergreen evenings

[Marc]

Evergreen evenings
under Norwegian spruce trees,
"There! The Northern Lights!"

[Suzanne]

There, the northern lights
flash greens and blues across skies
waves of magic light.

[Marc]

Waves of magic light
fill the auditorium.
Transported in bliss.

[nar]

Transported in bliss
one particle at a time --
Beam me up Scotty

[Marc]

Beam up me Scotty
I'll no leave wi'out me dog!
Travelling the stars.

[Suzanne]

traveling to the stars
'got to 'ave 30 minutes'
or it can't be done.

[Marc]

No it can't be done,
not rewritten yet again.
This poetry pain!

[oranggunung]

this poetry pain -
stiff, astringent syllables
flagellant metre

[Marc]

"Flagellant - meet her!
your dominatrix mistress!"
"Are you ready slave?"

[Suzanne]

Are you ready, Slave?
Think you're ready for trouble?
You got your ticket?

[Marc]

You got your ticket,
you board with hesitation.
Tundra travellers.

[Suzanne]

Tundra traveller,
Siberian wolves warn you-
She is the Ice Queen.

[oranggunung]

she is the Ice Queen -
if she met Mr Darcy
she’d melt clean away

[Suzanne]

She'd melt clean away?
eyes rolling at the puddle
of silly romance.

[Marc]

Of silly romance
I'll sing you a strange ballad,
it may change your life.

[Marc]

"It may change your life"
she said, lying back in bed.
Fans whirred overhead.

[Suzanne]

Fans whirred overhead
slow rotation of cool blades
bedroom heat steel sliced.