Haiku

dappled-lit stream

rolling out ripples -

morning dew drops

Haikus

purple sea

swallowing footprints -

jacaranda time

jacaranda

laying a purple path-

queens's carpet

Kookaburra (dedicated to Emma and Ant)

 

Kookaburra sat in an old gum tree

directly behind our heads

dreamily eying our plates of food

and the things on which we fed -

a sudden swoop, a breezy woosh

and our hair newly parted

we saw our chook being shook

by a bird best known for laughter -

as we watched it feast 

on our barbecue beast

and took in its carnivorous beak

we decided it best not to argue -

it pounded a leg then swallowed it whole

putting on quite a show -

wondering if its bottomless pit

would require some more of our chickeny bits

we packed up our bags and departed.

Postscript

Kookaburra sat in an old gum tree

and laughed at us.

.

Haiku

White clouds move apart,

blue eyes watch me watching -

gone in a blink.

Haiku

Sizzling sounds

fill the morning stillness -

mulga eyes watching