David Harris: Haiku

espresso creme

Mon, 12 Apr 2004 03:56:36 GMT

espresso creme -
wrigglers emerge
in a still pond

thunderclouds gather

Mon, 12 Apr 2004 03:56:04 GMT

thunderclouds gather
as the fleet leaves harbour -
Rorschach blots

delicate sushi

Mon, 12 Apr 2004 03:55:28 GMT

delicate sushi
melts in my mouth -
train roars by

juice dribbles

Mon, 12 Apr 2004 03:54:55 GMT

juice dribbles
from a ripe apple -
half a worm

the striker

Mon, 12 Apr 2004 03:54:28 GMT

the striker
scores a goal to cheers -
infant picks a scab

rainbow

Mon, 12 Apr 2004 03:54:02 GMT

rainbow
in a hose spray -
earthworm wriggles

feet in the fountain

Mon, 12 Apr 2004 03:53:39 GMT

feet in the fountain -
children play cops
and robbers

sun glints

Mon, 12 Apr 2004 03:53:14 GMT

sun glints
on the plane's wing -
white handkerchief

margarita

Mon, 12 Apr 2004 03:52:44 GMT

margarita
pitchers fill the table -
mosquito bite

laughter emanates

Mon, 12 Apr 2004 03:51:29 GMT

laughter emanates
from a moldy cinema -
bright light sneezes

all shadows

Mon, 12 Apr 2004 03:50:59 GMT

all shadows
disappear this noon -
tropic of cancer

terracotta pot

Mon, 12 Apr 2004 03:50:22 GMT

terracotta pot -
dirt between
toes

ink runs dry

Mon, 12 Apr 2004 03:49:58 GMT

ink runs dry -
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mosquito

Mon, 12 Apr 2004 03:49:25 GMT

mosquito
ends in bug zapper -
sweat rivulets

staring

Mon, 12 Apr 2004 03:48:29 GMT

staring
at a plaster ceiling -
clouds

budgerigar

Mon, 27 Oct 2003 17:11:00 GMT

budgerigar
hops on the edge of my plate
eating fried eggs

latex gloves

Mon, 27 Oct 2003 17:10:32 GMT

latex gloves
mix with sweet perfume--
flu shot

soft white clouds

Mon, 27 Oct 2003 17:10:17 GMT

soft white clouds
drift beneath the wings--
passengers doze

chequerboard fields

Mon, 27 Oct 2003 17:09:59 GMT

chequerboard fields
from the mountaintop--
twitch of a gecko

fluffy clouds

Mon, 27 Oct 2003 17:09:34 GMT

fluffy clouds
animals laze in the heat--
fluffy clouds

removing my coat

Mon, 27 Oct 2003 17:08:50 GMT

removing my coat
airline safety instructions
exits behind me

above the clouds

Mon, 27 Oct 2003 17:08:34 GMT

above the clouds,
writing home already--
distant contrail

starting a ko fight

Mon, 27 Oct 2003 17:08:15 GMT

starting a ko fight,
black stone snaps from my fingers--
distant laughs muffled

i bend to tie

Fri, 17 Oct 2003 06:24:46 GMT

i bend to tie
the laces on my shoe-
willie wagtail hops

my head turns

Fri, 17 Oct 2003 06:24:19 GMT

my head turns
into the autumn breeze-
hint of perfume