Haiku Train

[Marc]

Gray as chimney smoke
his face as broken as a
wheel without a spoke.

[Suzanne]

wheel without a spoke,
a taunt string to make me dance-
ancient drum and bone.

[Marc]

Ancient drum and bone
in cavern club. Digging the
neolithic mix.

[Suzanne]

neolithic mix:
gin and tonic with a twist
puckered with a lime.

[Suzanne]

puckered with a lime
she checked her lemon handbag
glancing down the aisle.

[Marc]

Glancing down the aisle:
the loo was still occupied.
Maybe by the bride?

[Suzanne]

Maybe by the bride
wild arms making shadowed signs
translucent windows

[Suzanne]

translucent windows
your wide eyes a reflection
something, something.... oint.




lol.

[Marc]

Something, something....oint.
These crosswords drive me crazy.
Ah! A.. N... Anoint!


(Sorry, that's now pretty much an impossible start!)

[Marc]

Ah... anoint me now
at last I'm white clean of doubt,
all my fears without.

[Suzanne]

all my fears without
oh, that is just plain cheating
Ah! A.. N... Anoint!

[Suzanne]

Ah! A.. N... Anoint!
There's a wild man on the train!
Somebody save me!

[Marc]

Somebody save me!
Save me from the awful x

factor on TV.

[oranggunung]

fact or ... on TV
don’t believe all that you see
cameras can lie

[Suzanne]

cameras can lie
attics often hold secrets
a suitcase of dust.

[Marc]

A suitcase of dust.
Packing up my life so far:
I do not pass 'go'.

[Suzanne]

I do not pass "Go"
trapped, origami folded
waiting for answers.

[oranggunung]

Waiting for answers.
Ignoring weak excuses.
“Try again”, she said.

[Suzanne]

"Try again" she said
Grandma's china hit the wall
floral paper blooms.

[Marc]

Floral paper blooms
in my grandmas sitting room.
"A small sherry dear?"

[Suzanne]

"A small sherry, dear?
Something to put you to sleep?"
Red crystal promise.

[Marc]

Read 'Crystal Promise'
written by Barbara Cartland?
Brian's favorite book!

[Suzanne]

Brian's favorite book?
possibilities, endless.
He never told me.

[Marc]

He never told me
but I saw him on the beach
holiday reading.

[Suzanne]

holiday reading
growling river undertones
it's just about words.