This haiku by 18th century poet Buson is possibly my favourite of the Japanese masters. It captures the endless possibilities of the public domain that awaits every one of us just 'beyond the gate'. This image was taken just beyond my gate in Sydney this autumn morning.
Saturday, April 28, 2012
For those of you that enjoy my images, I have put up a handful of illustration and photos on my new flickr site under 'Dalloway Fish'. By all means drop by and feel free to comment.
Sunday, April 15, 2012
Friday, March 30, 2012
a woman yawns
behind a beautiful man
morning commute
Sunday, February 19, 2012
Interested in Sydney's streets - real or imagined?
By all means join me at SydneySightLines until I unearth a few more haiku.
For the moment I am focusing on street life life around Sydney. You are invited to visit SydneySightlines.
Cheers, Dalloway
Sunday, April 10, 2011
an unlit taper
echoes then rolls
stained glass
shadows
Friday, March 4, 2011
gesticulating wildly
they talk
of the simple life
Saturday, September 25, 2010
Sydney is considering running light rail down George Street. Here's what it could look like.
And its current state...
Monday, September 13, 2010
Saturday, July 10, 2010
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
a train's
winter shadow - always
that one mistake
Friday, June 4, 2010
Hey folk. As some of you know, I'm back at university studying urban design (the perfect course for any flaneur out there). So - just for this year - I've swapped photographing little things like bees for learning how to draw cities with actual, ink-filled pens.
Somehow, while I've been away, this blog has become far more popular than I could ever have imagined. So to say thanks for visiting and following Australian Haiku, here's one of my favourite bee photos from an earlier post. Cheers, Dalloway
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
an elephant
holds back the butterflies
strong coffee
Sunday, March 7, 2010
frolicking
through dragonflies
first autumn wind
With thanks to Barb Henry for her background texture.
Banksia men are the frightening villains of Snugglepot and Cuddlepie, a popular series of childrens books by Australian author May Gibbs, first published in 1918.
Saturday, January 16, 2010
hot wind
a grasshopper
on mint
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Hey folks. I suspect life's going to get a little busy for me down here in Sydney, so I may whip up a few less haiga this year. I'll see how it goes. I will try to visit your sites as often as I can.
And here's a link to a couple of goldfish haiga that havent been posted on my blog but can be found at HaigaOnline, if you're interested.
There's not nearly enough ku about goldfish in the world I reckon.
Monday, December 21, 2009
cerulean sky
between the pond skater
and the eel
Saturday, December 19, 2009
the longest day
I finally take no
for an answer
Patrick Gillespie of PoemShape is collecting solstice haiku. E-mail your contribution via his contact page, or post it to his guest book.
And to get you in the mood, here's some winter solstice ku from the f/k/a archives.
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
curtains cut down
to let in the sun
twisted flower
Sunday, December 13, 2009
I finally managed to elbow my way into The Herons Nest this month (Dec 2009, pg 3).
Australian Haiku just flew past 10,000 hits this weekend too. Thanks very much to you all.