diff --git a/collects/honu/core/private/parse2.rkt b/collects/honu/core/private/parse2.rkt
index 246f4a2f39..b95ddc4cc3 100644
--- a/collects/honu/core/private/parse2.rkt
+++ b/collects/honu/core/private/parse2.rkt
@@ -212,15 +212,6 @@
      (do-parse-rest #'(stuff ...) #'do-parse-rest-macro)]))
 |#
 
-(provide parse-local)
-(define-syntax-rule (parse-local code ...)
-  (let ()
-    (define-syntax (parse-more stx)
-      (syntax-case stx ()
-        [(_ stuff (... ...))
-         (do-parse-rest #'(stuff (... ...)) #'parse-more)]))
-    (parse-more code ...)))
-
 (provide honu-body)
 (define-syntax-class honu-body
   #:literal-sets (cruft)
@@ -233,6 +224,16 @@
                                  (do-parse-rest #'(stuff (... ...)) #'parse-more)]))
                             (parse-more code ...)))])
 
+(provide honu-delayed)
+(define-syntax-class honu-delayed
+  [pattern any #:with result (racket-syntax
+                               (let ()
+                                 (define-syntax (parse-more stx)
+                                   (syntax-case stx ()
+                                     [(_ stuff (... ...))
+                                      (do-parse-rest #'(stuff (... ...)) #'parse-more)]))
+                                 (parse-more any)))])
+
 (provide honu-function)
 (define-splicing-syntax-class honu-function #:literal-sets (cruft)
   [pattern (~seq function:identifier (#%parens args ...) body:honu-body)
diff --git a/collects/honu/syntax-parse.rkt b/collects/honu/syntax-parse.rkt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e04feaedeb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/collects/honu/syntax-parse.rkt
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+#lang racket/base
+
+(require honu/core/private/syntax
+         honu/core/private/parse2
+         (for-syntax honu/core/private/parse2)
+         honu/core/private/literals
+         (for-syntax honu/core/private/compile)
+         (for-syntax racket/base)
+         (for-syntax (prefix-in parse: syntax/parse))
+         (prefix-in parse: syntax/parse))
+
+(define-honu-syntax syntax-parse
+  (lambda (code context)
+
+    (parse:define-splicing-syntax-class a-pattern #:literals (cruft)
+      [parse:pattern (parse:~seq var:parse:id %colon class:parse:id)
+                     #:with pattern #'(parse:~var var class)])
+
+    (parse:syntax-parse code #:literals (cruft)
+      [(_ data:honu-expression (#%braces (#%brackets something:a-pattern action:honu-delayed) ...) . rest)
+       (define output
+         (racket-syntax (parse:syntax-parse data.result
+                           [(something.pattern) action.result] ...)))
+       (values output #'rest #t)])))
+
+(provide syntax-parse)