HAIKU IN AUSTRALIA

barbed wirea magpie teases outa strand of woolWindfall #1; Runner up Haiku Calendar Competition2013; A Vast Sky Anthology 2014sharpness of a winter’s day gathering fallen limesThird Place FreeXpression Haiku Competition 2014storm clouds . . .a sea eagle’s shadowsweeps the treetopsCommended Haiku Presence Award 2013such restlessness the pinwheel in the plant potkeeps on turningPresence #48the softest breeze.my daughter wakesmurmuring ‘butterflies’Presence #43; Jacaranda Baby (Snapshot Press 2012);This Strange World (YSP, 2013)not a single shell the length of the beachPresence #42night of her deaththrough our telescopethe moons of Jupiter blurWinner Kokako New Zealand Haiku Contest 2003

LYN REEVES — editor, Famous Reporter; Publisher, Pardalote Press; Founding member andoffice-bearer, Australian Haiku Society; Contributing editor, paper wasp.through dunes to surf a trail of goldtoffee wrappersFrogpond 24:1at the crematoriuma dark butterflyalights on your casketFrogpond 19:1vapour trailfour black kitescircle the day moonfinalist, inaugural Janice M. Bostok Haiku Award;published Evening Breeze (Paper Wasp).at her funeralall the women feelpain in their breastsWalking the Tideline (Pardalote Press, 2001)in the wardrobehis dead wife’s dresseswear her perfumeWalking the Tideline (Pardalote Press, 2001)blurred moon a snowflake meltingin the dark riverbeginning raina soft wind brushesthe casuarinashonorable mention, Mainichi Daily News Haiku inEnglish Contest 1994The Dreaming CollectionAustralian Haiku Dreaming 2009winter parkthe metal nametagsof dormant plantsWatersmeet: haiku (Pardalote Press, 2005)

my book forgotten the changing scriptof cloudsBlue Giraffe 2010afternoon beachthe young lovers casta single shadowRunner-up “The Haiku Calendar Competition 2014”,Snapshot Presssnowmeltthe scent of freesiasopeningWinner “The Haiku Calendar Competition 2014“(March), Snapshot PressDUNCAN RICHARDSON — Haiku Editor, Stylus Poetry Journal; contributing editor,paper wasp.tiller in my handI movethe worldwith still wingssea eagle smoothsthe skycrematoriumearly and late mournerscompare deathsgrey gum treesclimbing the mountain— out of breathalone in the foresthow closethe treeswhere rivers meetripples runningboth ways

over the road worksan unfinished moonironing— all those wrinkleson my handold whelk shellspiralled backtonothingCYNTHIA ROWE — Current President, Australian Haiku Society (HaikuOz).tree-lined streamthe falcon rowingthrough air1st Prize Thirteenth Annual Paper Wasp Jack StammHaiku Award; published paper wasp volume 18 (1);published Diogen June 2012enamelled topmy son’s smile spinsaround the floorHighly Commended Katikati Haiku Contest 2012tidal flatsthe white-faced heron wadesinto a rainbow1st Prize Polish International Haiku competition —published on Polish International Haiku website;published Diogen June 2012home late.skipping through treesthe man in the moonCommended New Zealand Poetry Society Competition2012, published NZPS anthology, Building a time machinemangrovea crab’s pincer wedgedin tangled roots1st Prize - Top Prize - 66th Matsuo Bashō FestivalHaiku Contest 2012 – Bashō Memorial Museum;published Bashō Festival Haiku Anthology

scattering his ashesthe lifeboat liftswith the tide1st Prize City of Perth Library Competition 2012evening stara bouquet of cherry blossomon my front porchHonourable Mention Vancouver Cherry BlossomFestival Haiku Invitational Competition 2014sundownera backlit cloud behindthe soup van3rd Prize 7th Kokako Haiku and Senryu Competitionon the pinea feather stiff with sleetice moonHighly Commended IHS International Haiku Comp 2013last ferry homethe night emptyof starsCommended New Zealand Poetry Society Competition2014KATHERINE SAMUELOWICZ — Editor, paper wasp.still morningin and out of the mistoars’ white bladesat the car parkas we say goodbyea swirl of old paperswalking along the beachmy shadowstill young

MAUREEN SEXTON — Committee Member, Australian Haiku Society (HaikuOz);editor, Creatrix.black cockatoosthe distant rumbleof HarleysThe Heron’s Nest 2007, Haiku DreamingAustralia 2007, #9 Creatrix Haiku Journal, #17school tuck-shopa drone of beesby the bubblersmid-summer nightnaked at my computerthe screen flashes backher graduationthe strelitzeastands tallocean swellthe corrugated roofof the beach shackpassing trafficthe flicker of beesamong grevillearejection letterthe willy-wagtailflicks its tailFamous Reporter 2007, Haiku DreamingAustralia 2008, #17 Creatrix Haiku Journalevening staran apple fallsto the earthgarage salea Rolls Roycewith a roof rackmoving housea snake skinin the shed#17 Creatrix Haiku Journal

RODNEY WILLIAMS — Secretary, Australian Haiku Society (HaikuOz).stockman’s hutby the high-plains tracka wild horse snortsbarn owl blinking . . .a lamp flickersin the broodmare’s stalla flame robinlands on the spade handle —new snowdropsthat same sweet phrase —rustling through leaf mulcha song thrushthe main canalflooding reclaimed fields . . .no time for tearspoacher’s lantern —all around the islandwaves whisperwhooping cranefinds its feet in the gulf —winter havenshingle beach . . .trying out its third couplea dog lost at dusklibrary time —a young boy readsthe fish tankmiddle-age now —my hairdresser askseyebrows too, sir?All haiku from A bird-loving man: haiku and tanka, Ginninderra Press.

QUENDRYTH YOUNG — The Whole Body Singing, Dragonwick, 2007mosquitoa stranger’s bloodon my handgrey butcher birdthe whole bodysingingbacking outof the spider’s web. . . sorryretirement villageshe carries his old dogup the rise

Part Two: Selected haiku from Pardalote Press Publications, Yellow Moon: A Literary Magazinefor Writers of Haiku and Other Verse, and Windfall: Australian Haiku [selections from the printjournal paper wasp are included in part 1]PARDALOTE PRESS 2000-2013 [Owner, manager, editor: Lyn Reeves]on the tea caravan trailstones rubbed smoothmy bare feetJodie Hawthorne — Watching Pilgrims Watching Meold Russian scopethe silent snow danceof Tibetan cranesJodie Hawthorne — Watching Pilgrims Watching Mestumbling alongthe path to enlightenmentthe Living BuddhaJodie Hawthorne — Watching Pilgrims Watching Mewhere children playthe words of MaowhitewashedJodie Hawthorne — Watching Pilgrims Watching Meold wallpapermy daughter reachesfor the butterflyGraham Nunn — Measuring the Depththinner this yearthe old dog’swinter coatGraham Nunn — Measuring the Depthelection dayin fine rainsnowPeter Macrow — Oil Slick Sunschool holidaysso gold the daisiesin deep green grassPeter Macrow — Oil Slick Sun

snow gumbranches arched againstthe summer windJenny Barnard — Watersmeet: haikuat the heartof the dying willowa bird’s nestJenny Barnard — Watersmeet: haikuafter the marketgarbos and seagullspick up the scrapsJill Cartwright — Watersmeet: haikuend of summerthistledown caughtin a spiderwebJill Cartwright — Watersmeet: haikuthrough the leavesweaving a pattern in the windblue skyRoss Coward — Watersmeet: haikuraindrops gatheron silver birch branch by branchleaf by leafRoss Coward — Watersmeet: haikuno rain –the touch of one fingercrumbles mossChristina Kirkpatrick — Watersmeet: haikua winter’s morningwind ruffles grey featherson the heron’s backChristina Kirkpatrick — Watersmeet: haikuwooden sculpturethe water flowsin an upturned skyRon Moss — Watersmeet: haikuSalamanca Marketa child steers a doughnutwith both handsRon Moss — Watersmeet: haiku

April gale —the carp windsocktugs at its hookLyn Reeves — Watersmeet: haikusnow crustbroken by spearsof seeding grassLyn Reeves — Watersmeet: haikustirringin the fireside logslast summer’s waspJohn Ward — Watersmeet: haikufireglow —from arms to loving armsthe child’s first stepsJohn Ward — Watersmeet: haikunight storm —on fallen mountain ashnew mushroomsStuart Solman — Watersmeet: haikucutting firewoodthe axe splitsa skinkStuart Solman — Watersmeet: haikutrain tunnel —the sudden intimacyof mirrored facesBeverley George — Spinifexcountry towna scuff of dustbehind the schoolboyBeverley George — Spinifexcracking earth —a cow bellowsfrom the sale yardBeverley George — Spinifex

under the wisteriahis old cane chairunravelsBeverley George — Spinifex; broadcast ABC Radio Poeticain evening shadelupin leaves still cradledrops of dewLyn Reeves — Walking the Tidelinealong the beachroses someone scatteredout at seaLyn Reeves — Walking the Tidelinecrusty streetkidleaning over someone’s fenceto smell the rosesLyn Reeves — Walking the TidelineFAMOUS REPORTER: Haiku section edited by Lyn Reeves 1994 – 2012ankou-no tsurusarete kage mochi-ni kerithe angler fishhung by a hook now hasa shadowDhugal Lindsayoniokoze mono omou-hodo mono kiyurustonefish.the more a thing is thought aboutthe further it recedesDhugal Lindsayone dropfrom the heron’s footsplits open the skyChristina Kirkpatrickalone at night— the loudness of petalsfalling from a vaseChristina Kirkpatrick

turning the compostthe scent of violetssomewhereJoanna Prestonin the winda falling leafstops fallingMyron Lysenkopale day mooncircling around the pondthe lame duckCarla Sariwaiting for guestsa ribbon of birds unfurlsover the roof gardenCarla Sarion the coffin lidour facesin the cloudsJeffrey Harpenglong summer nightkeeping me awakethe mosquito’s silenceSue Millblossom —I walk through the soundof beesNathalie Bucklandcliff-top walkheavy rain joinssky to oceanNathalie Bucklandforest dawnthe shadows withina pine coneSharon Trevelyan Deancool changeyellow leaves tumbleover sandSharon Trevelyan Dean

garage fliesin a holding patternthis heatMarina Scottpassing the cemetery —just the verge betweenme and these gravesLesley Walterdark sky —marigolds grow brightbefore the stormJohn Turnerautumn windwhips the campfireinto starsBob Jonesmoonlit grave —the gliding shadowsof classmatesRoss Bolleterdesert campsiteamongst the ochre shadowsthe smell of warm rockPam Smithcamp shower . . .starlighton my bodyLeonie Binghamtraffic lightsall eyes followthe butterflyBelinda Broughtonnesting season —two magpies eyeing offmy silver hairLesley Walterwinter nightthe house darkensto one lighted roomJudith E.P. Johnson

fast train travelling with usrice fieldsLorraine Haigheavy rainon the jacarandathis sense of lossMax Ryanoverflowing gutterthe bed too widewithout youMax RyanYELLOW MOON 1997 – 2006 — edited 2000 – 2006 by Beverley George[About Yellow Moon: It was founded in 1997 by Pat Kelsall who produced and editedissues 1 – 8. Issues 9 – 20, 2000 – 2006 were produced and edited by Beverley George.The magazine was competition-based and included 11 genres per issue, with four ofthem Japanese poetry genre-based: haibun; haiku; tanka and varying others such ashaiku sequences; kasen renga.]The haiku and related genres were open to international competition. Shown here arethose 1st - and 2nd - placed poems 2000 – 2006 written by Australians.First Place Yellow Moon 9 2001cupped hands at communionoutside on bare boughsmagnoliaJanet HowieSecond Place Yellow Moon 9 2001baby photograph —sunlight fades the colourfrom his smileLyn ReevesFirst Place Yellow Moon 10 2001crow strings his cryloosely across white cloudsthis hill to thatLenore Rays

First Place Yellow Moon 11 2002reaching outthe cat arches her backinto my handRon MossFirst Place Yellow Moon 12 2002fallen snowbringing the headstones. . . togetherRon MossFirst Place Yellow Moon 13 2003steady rain —the park puddle connectsthe ibis to meAlma E BirdSecond Place Yellow Moon 13 2003summer nightthe old windmill bladesswiping starsRon MossFirst Place Yellow Moon 14 2003summer eveningthe sea edgescloser to the sunGreg PikoSecond Place Yellow Moon 14 2003colourful sarishung to dryshape the windEllen WestonFirst Place Yellow Moon 15 2004stargazing —the outback camp ovenglows redRon Moss

Second Place Yellow Moon 15 2004barking dogs —the swaggie’s slow progressthrough townJohn BirdSecond Place Yellow Moon 16 2004red and white snowon the monk’s handspig’s bloodJodie HawthorneSecond Place Yellow Moon 18, 2005peeling potatoesI watch the full moon rise throughthe kitchen windowAnne DrewSecond Place Yellow Moon 19, 2006fireworksthe shriek of lorikeetstaking flightKaren DooleyFirst Place Yellow Moon 20, 2006bare twigs . . .flurry of the swamp hens’mating danceNathalie BucklandSecond Place Yellow Moon 20, 2006anzac dawn service —the baby’s fontanelpulsingCate Juno

Windfall: Australian Haiku 1 2013. Beverley George (ed), managed by Peter Macrow, BlueGiraffe Press.frozen cobwebsinterlace the fence wires —winter at the farmPamela Smithcampfire embers —stars shine outfrom the blackened billyLyn Reevesevening hush —the sound of a wallabygrazingNathalie Bucklandbarbed wirea magpie teases outa strand of woolVanessa Proctorthe breakwaterglints with seaweedstarry nightMarilyn Humbertfairy penguinsbreak the surface . . .winter lightRon Mosscloudless skythe village churchholds up a crossJohn BirdSouth Golden beach hall —voices from the choir riseabove the ocean’s roarPamela Smithrushed out to call dinnerheld in the sun . . .to children calling wicketsAlex McKeown

afternoon mist . . .cracks in the old race trackspill native grassesLeonie Binghambus interchangethe bag lady hummingher own tuneGavin Austinlong runthe old dogin the cyclist’s back-packJudith E P Johnsona green tree frogpeers down from the wallcountry clinicCynthia RoweLismore sundaynothing for salebut garden gnomesJoanne Watcyn-Jonesa July moon chases usthrough empty streetsrailway townJennifer Fellrainforestone mosquito followingmy citronellaGrace McKennarippleof a caterpillarbutterfly effectAlex Askschools of tiny fishtacking in unisontheir shadows too.Helen Davisonbreath —a thousand eucalyptsand meJohn Bird

middaythe silence both sides ofa kookaburra’s laughJan Dobbevening cuppapulling pink waterfrom the streamGreg Pikoprimedfor hostilitiesred bull antMargaret Conleyblack dog nightbrush of dawn dusts airclean-sightedPeter Mitchellgrey dawnthe first rumbleof tramsGraham NunnCWA stallelbows competefor the ‘best bake’Lee Bentleyshe touchesher new nose-ring . . .cattle showDawn Bruceyoung mother jugglesprammobile phoneRon Heardbitter winda brush turkey stalksthe backyard chooksVanessa Proctorvanishing bushlanda possumopens the cat doorLorin Fordand cigarette

distant crowsa road train shimmersin outback heatRon Mosssmoke pallon this New Year’s Daythe cry of currawongsDawn Brucemarch heatwaveeven the shivery-grassis stillJudith E P Johnsonseven down-lightson the helicopter’s bellystar-filled nightLeonie Binghampeace liliesgrow under the verandahwhere he threw themM L Graceafter my confessioneven the galahssit quietlyGreg Pikohis smooth voiceby the twists and turnsof a bottlebrushMarisa Faziojazzevery bodymoves somethingHelen Davisonwindy morningmy pavement shadowhas some crazy hairAlex McKeownthat cane toad,CT in the freezer,wasn’t chicken thighs!Barbara A Taylor

warm winter dayI peg the socks upone by oneGrace McKennahair and native grassescombed in all directions —autumn gustsBeatrice Yellblistering windsheets rip the pegs from my handsand hug the Hills HoistJune Spencerflood debrisa doll’s limbpale in seaweedLynette Ardenblowing in the wind —that gritty tasteof Mallee stormsLiz Ruleflooded cellarthe wine labels lappingon waterCynthia Rowewindow cleaning —I wave a warning tothe wonga pigeonNathalie Bucklandrock pool —a sooty oyster catcherscissors through skyLorraine Haigthe treacle songof bellbirds at dusk —I await the starsKent Robinsoncloud-watching —a high windunravels the skyLyn Reeves

summer olympicssynchronised laughingkookaburrasAlex Askkimberley campthe stars in our saladkapok flowersM L Gracedark mountain —a flock of gullscurve into lightLorraine Haiga fresh south westerlywaist high in wheatwaves of goldSimon Hansonacross our lawnon dewy nightsten thousand tiny moonsSimon HansonCabbage Tree Creek . . .a goanna passesfrom time to timeLorin Fordcampgroundthe yellow squares of grasswhere summer wasJan Dobba chrysaliswaits for springautistic sonMarilyn Humbertwe like to thinkit is the same magpieour visitor at duskAthena Zaknicsummer holidaya wonga pigeoncounts the secondsQuendryth Young

fading skyI wait for a duskof kangaroosKeitha KeyesUluruevery camera points awayfrom sunsetLiz Rulesandstone gorgea hang glider ridesthe valley windsGavin Austinbird bathan itinerant dropsa palm seedQuendryth YoungWindfall 2 2014 edited by Beverley George for Blue Giraffe Press. Owner/manager PeterMacrow.dandelionsa field of wishesblows awayM L Gracefull moonfishless, the netweighs lightJan Napierbeach cricket —a border collieat silly mid onLorin Fordnew pramthe baby’s coverletsprinkled with starsLynette Ardenworld stirringwater in the poacherstarts to simmerJohn Bird

blossoms —swapping the black skivvywith a white shirtMarisa Faziopuffing billya small child wavesto every oneJennifer Sutherlandskate parkthe boy hi-fiveshis dogGavin Austinmowing the lawnour daughter swervesaround the daisiesSimon Hansonback road at duskseeing a kangarooin every shadowMark Millera dingo slinksthrough the mulgamoonlit eveMarilyn Humbertfly tent —looking at the emulooking inJohn Birddust bowlthe sheep’s headdeep in the troughRob Scottafter the firestorma wallaby’s rib cagecurved to the skyRon Mossgold rush townthe sandstone wellbrims with algaeLeonie Bingham

rock climbevery step has its ownwaterfallMyron Lysenkowaterbirds risingblack as the riverbefore the ferryMarina Scottautumn rain —yet the roadis shiningJohn Carrollquiet roadsidea wooden bee boxlid askewJennifer Fella flock of emustopiary figureshedging the plainMardi Maymin-min lights —we all draw closerto the campfireLorin Fordblack dog barkingshe waits for the creekto go downGreg Pikofallen camelliasturned brown underfoot. . . this lonely pathNathalie Bucklandearly frosta butcherbird takes mincefrom my handVanessa Proctormemorial servicethe trumpet liliesfragrantCynthia Rowe

pink ladyarranges the flowersand her smileDawn Bruceillusoryin the soft twilightscampering rabbitsBeatrice Yellwhale songsat dusk — that smellof jam and fishing netsSarah Clarksontwilight fades —the large web suddenlyinvisiblePamela Smithnight of no moontorches flush upthe prawnGraham Nunnant moundbasalt soil eruptsinto sunlightQuendryth Youngtruck window —red dog logs onto the windHazel Hallempty nesttwo young frogmouthsfill the lensJan DobbNorah Headlighthouse restoredby lifting fogM L Gracesea-mist rolls in . . .headlights from the school busweave through the valleyPamela Smith

this frosty valleylayers of chimney smokelit by the moonDaniel Wolfecoming out of the mountainshow high the moonover the valleyJudith E P John

HAIKU IN AUSTRALIA Collated by Lyn Reeves and Beverley George Part One — samples of haiku from some of the poets mentioned in the history. LYNETTE ARDEN —Vice-President, Australian Haiku Soci