Haiku First Thing in the Morning History of the Opal mines in great detail please Not before the coffee E-mail Haiku from a good friend cold rain here It has rained for 7 days straight it is hot here at the beach Haiku for the Demise of the Cork wine with screw tops reduce the ceremony of the cork the shiraz is fine Haiku – Port Douglas Rain pours down a fire hose splashing into the street we huddle in a bar

Haiku by Julie Bramkamp – Bondi Beach I am so sandy And I am so very cold Help me up Haiku by Andrew – Tour Bus I am still and smooth Unemotional response to crisis I have no wrinkles Haiku by Michael - The Rocks Views - harbor-bridge-opera house Expensive restaurant/ uneatable chicken Where is Pizza Hut? Haiku by Thomas – Blue Mountains The koala eats Then sleeps 20 hours/day to digest Well yes says the teen Haiku by Catharine – New Year’s Eve The Southern Cross Two old friends point it out Arguing – overhead or south?