Claimed

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haiku, philosophy, poem, poetry, thoughts

On being philosophical

At the best of times
perhaps in some of the worst,
poetry claims us

I did think of ‘calms us,’ but settled here.

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Ouch!

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cooking, haiku, jam, kitchen, pain, poetry, preserves, rhubarb, thermometer

dropped thermometer
into pan of boiling jam
fingertips sizzle

Cats in politics

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@nunber10cat haiku, cat, cats, Downing Street, humour, London, poetry, politicians

On recognising feline charm.. (@number10cat)

Cat at number ten
visiting dignitaries
So captivated

The Look

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cats, food, haiku, humour, pets, poetry

Puss looking at me
Either contemplating life
or I look tasty.

Glow

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glades, haiku, nature, poetry, shadows, summer, sunshine, trees, weather, wonder

Some days, just somedays
sunlight paints stark tree shadows
leaves glow in dark woods

Mr Cool

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birds, cats, cool, haiku, magpies, poetry

Angry magpies scream
sounds like a crazy chorus
cat meanders, cool

Cuckoo

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birds, cuckoo, haiku, Isle of Skye, migration, nature, ornithology, poetry, Scotland

On holiday

On the Isle of Skye
Some things are the same as home
Bilingual road signs

On the Isle of Skye
Clear, from a stand of green birch
Call of a cuckoo

Call of a cuckoo
Rings far across green hillsides
Everyone goes, ‘Ahh’

wanderer

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cats, haiku, immorality, morality, poetrty

Blatantly flaunting
his vagrant morality,
then, cats will be cats

Beans

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beans, childhood, gardening, grandfather, happiness, memories, poetry, tanka

On feeling nostalgic (Tanka)

planting runner beans
memories of fun childhood
grandfather’s garden
as fast as he put them in
I managed to take them out

visitor

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cats, chair, haiku, humour, poetry, visitor

On being bullied

My favourite chair.
She stares at me, unblinking,
neighbours’ cat visits