creaming sugar
into butter
long summer days
Lynette Arden
only her cat now
shares their high-rise apartment . . .
double-glazed sunset
Rodney Williams
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giddying my mind swirl of summer swifts
Glenys Ferguson
Bunnings sunday
a different dog
down every aisle
Robyn Cairns
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night hunt
a dingo’s howl
calling in Orion
wanda amos
picnic lunch . . .
a feast of bird song
in a forest glade
Elaine Riddell
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a first glimmer
through aged lead light—
new dawn
Kent Robinson
old pin oak
draped in ivy . . .
a raven’s call
Madhuri Pillai
Continue readingWelcome to Echidna Tracks Issue 16: Summer/Autumn 2026
A 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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