Haiku--By Marietta McGregor--Australia

linen crackle 

of an icy lake 

summer dream

Previously published. Asahi Haikuist Network, 7 August 2015

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old uncle— 

his nose pushing words 

around the newspaper

Previously published Prune Juice, July 2015

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autumn dawn        mist reshaping        into horses

Previously published Blithe Spirit, 25:3

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promising to write— a bigger pile of peanut shells 

Previously published Sonic Boom, Issue 3, August 2015

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marshy pool— 

coot tails sharpen 

the shallows

Previously published British Haiku Society 2015 Anthology, The Edge

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Marietta McGregor is a retired Canberra-based botanist and journalist who has pursued varied careers in research and science communication. Having spent much of her life trying to explain things, Marietta now tries to let them explain themselves through an early love, haiku.