Haiku Train

[Marc]

But my direction
varies. Sometimes I go five
then seven then five.

[Marc]

then seven then five,
rapidly to three, two, one:
- and Haiku is fun!

[oranggunung]

… and haiku is fun;
take your imagination
on a brief sojourn.

[Marc]

On a brief sojourn:
Haiku and Tai Chi. Repulse
the rhyming monkey

[oranggunung]

The rhyming monkey,
an ex banana junkie,
still feeling funky.

[KevJ]

Still feeling funky
with no monkey on my back
while the sun shines

[Pauline]

While the calm sun shines,
foaming stallions agitate
my shore of stillness.

[oranggunung]

my shore of stillness
your current uncertainty
our desert island

[Suzanne]

Our desert island:
pillow buoys, snacks in bed,
we drift on white sheets.

[KevJ]

We drift on white sheets
We, oblivious, to the
Rising of the Moon

[Pauline]

Rising of the moon.

A companion of the night

in a million rooms.

[Pauline]

In a million rooms

whisperings of love grow cold

beneath unmade beds.

[KevJ]

Beneath unmade beds
lair of spiders who wait
to be trodden on

[Suzanne]

To be trodden on
Or to get out of harm's way?
Prudence paused to think.

[Pauline]

Prudence paused to think
Ain't got no bounce in my shoes,
I ain't got nothing

[Suzanne]

I ain't got nothing,
no love on the horizon
no chained rabbit's foot.

[Pauline]

No chained rabbits foot
I spent the summer in shock.
Nice day for a walk.

[Pauline]

Nice day for a walk.
I was ill for most of it.
What am I doing?

[Suzanne]

What am I doing?
Untucked shirt, hands on your waist,
new moon rising slow.

[oranggunung]

new moon rising slow
shredded on the lake surface
your eyes glistening

[Pauline]

Your eyes glistening
flakes of snow in the sunlight.
Freedom to travel.

[Suzanne]

freedom to travel
living out of suitcases
adventures savoured

[Pauline]

Adventures savoured.

Spirit of experience

tequila flavoured

[Suzanne]

Tequila flavored
salt kiss savored, bitter lime
lover's summertime.

[Pauline]

Lover's summertime

at the top of my mountain.

Climb at your own risk.