Haiku Train

[Marc]

Weather bulletins
can never be relied on.
The rain it raineth.

[Suzanne]

the rain, it raineth,
dark cloud around my shoulders
water cup, wet hands.

[Marc]

Water, cup, wet hands,
I turned on the tv. Bang!
Hello Saint Peter.

[Suzanne]

Hello, Saint Peter,
you've captured my heart gently-
Shall I wait right here?

[arunansu]

Shall I wait right here?
wonders the frog
on lily pad

[Suzanne]

On a lily pad
jotted princely details
paradigm shift kiss.

[oranggunung]

Paradigm shift. Kiss
goodbye to familiars;
it’s all new from here.

[Suzanne]

it's all new from here
the sky will always be blue
you'll be my sunshine.

[oranggunung]

You'll be my sunshine,
my photosynthetic strength,
become part of me.

[Suzanne]

Become part of me
and I will .... .... .... ....
become part of you.

[Lake]

become part of you
become part of everyone
DNA goes on

[Suzanne]

DNA goes on,
every raindrop has your name,
how can that go on?

[oranggunung]

How can that go on,
when they could do this instead?
It’s so contrary.

[Marc]

It's so contrary
to pickle tigers in brine
for their protection.

[Suzanne]

for their protection
they changed their given names
anonymity

[Marc]

Anonymity
blessed anonymity.
Now I am not me.

[arunansu]

Now I am not me
said the frog to its image
on water

[Suzanne]

on water
my reflection blurrs the sky
without you I'm lost.

[Marc]

"Without ewes I'm lost"
said the shepherd to his dog.
The dog said nothing.

[Suzanne]

the dog said nothing
she wiggled around the room
she was so smitten.

[tool]

the dog said nothing
because his bone
was lying dead

[Marc]

Was lying deadly
serious in the context
of marital vows?

[Suzanne]

of marital vows
they were constantly aware-
her glass still half full.

[Marc]

Her glass still half full
but his seeming half empty.
Time for a refill?

[Lake]

time for a refill
at the end of the road
a tired car