2010 may haikuthon

-22-
in the earth
two silver trails
wind around
scattered
slug pellets

-21-
early evening moon
pink-tipped daisies
close their sleepy lashes

-20-
amid the still ivy birdsong bursting through

-19-
nodding heads
bluebells under the shady green

-18-
scattered thoughts
on the wind
dancing dandelion seeds

-17-
specks of brilliant blue
flies feasting on faeces

-16-
uncovering
someone else's memories
peeling wallpaper

-15-
playing cards
my grandparents
cheat together

-14-
morning -
wood smoke
still lingering
in my hair
and in my heart

-13-
fingers
sinking into earth -
the beech's roots

-12-
mapped out
across the lawn
continents of daisies

-11-
collecting raindrops
an upturned umbrella
sits in the stream

-10-
settling down
in fresh-laundered clothes
dog hairs

-9-
bouncing through bluebells
a squirrel's tail

-8-
Indian battle cry
echoing through the dells
children at war

-7-
writing home...
contrail kisses
across the sky

-6-
bloodying
the parking lot
shredded poppies

-5-
choral music
floating through curtains...
football fans' cries

-4-
in the park
an afternoon drink
under the sun -
two homeless men
and their dog

-3-
pouring into the empty sky a surge of chattering swallows

-2-
twisting around
the iron railing
discoloured with age -
spotted ivy
and a stray cat

-1-
in the gutter
a broken eggshell
fills with rain