MARY HIND


Haiku


old man
alone in the park
argues with a crowd

a clock strikes
the hours of silence
between us

making tea
after the funeral
we find her favourite cup

autumn rain
postergirl's face
wrinkled


child
in a fairy costume
casts a spell


drought
not enough  brown
in the paintbox

departing guests
the house
leaks warmth

empty kitchen
the ceiling fan
slicing heat

home late –
waiting up for me
the car and the moon

bushfire warning
an old argument
flares up

empty house
a bulldozer
moves in

plover's homeward call
no message
on the answering machine

thuderclap
the baby screams
even louder

dropping
with the rain
magnolia petals

wedding anniversary
our shadows still
at the same angle