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Shisan, Late Arrival

late arrival a cold draught clears the stuffy air a row of coats against the radiator guitar picking, the speed of taxis through the rain * * * the old lady's dachshund does a u-turn frosty dawn the moon goes down over the retirement home autumn light climbing the eucalyptus * * * hard to tell when it should end the polite silence catching his hand her fingernails home from the beach they wash off the sand together * * * a scent of jasmine across the pool at the door a bouquet of irises without a note morning sun he waxes his walking boots

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Composed on the occasion of the British Haiku Society AGM
Conway Hall, London, UK
on 29.11.03
renjyu (participating poets):
Matthew Paul, UK
Fred Schofield, UK
Andrew Shimield, UK
Alison Williams, UK - sabaki (lead poet)

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