a first glimmer
through aged lead light—
new dawn
Kent Robinson
old pin oak
draped in ivy . . .
a raven’s call
Madhuri Pillai
Continue readingAustralian Haiku
a first glimmer
through aged lead light—
new dawn
Kent Robinson
old pin oak
draped in ivy . . .
a raven’s call
Madhuri Pillai
Continue readingA group of haiku will be posted each Monday morning from 5 January 2026 until Issue 16 is complete.

Haiku in Issue 16 were selected by Editors Simon Hanson and Jennifer Sutherland. Thank you to all those who contributed their haiku. The beautiful cover image was provided by Wanda Amos. We hope you enjoy the publication.
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rest stop—
a country pub full
of g’days
Lorin Ford
below a dark cloud—
the long roots
of a pulled tooth
Rohan Buettel
reading Homer
dusk’s patina thick
on the olive trees
Nathan Sidney
spreading mortar
in a lemon scented breeze . . .
the bricklayer’s smile
Thomas Landgraf