Whispers

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beauty, garden, haiku, life, morning, nature, poem, trees, weather

On having a musical neighbour

Early morning mist
from behind a blackthorn hedge
a guitar whispers

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Music

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haiku, music, nature, poem, poetry, rain

Sitting in the car
overlooking stormy sea
rain’s synchopation

Rhyme

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groom, haiku, poetry, rhyme, verse, wedding

spent all day today
writing a wedding poem
what rhymes with groom?

(No, ‘doom’ not a good idea!)

Bowl

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haiku, nature, poetry, porceline, sky, weather

filling summer sky
translucent clouds with blue tint
a porcelain  bowl

Balance

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garden, haiku, life, mindfulness, nature, philosophy, photography, poem, poetry

Unless I feel grounded, the stones won’t stand.

People are like stones
without balance, they collapse
be still, be grounded

Titles

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conversations, diet, grandchildren, grandfather, humor, humour, piscatarian

‘Grampi’
‘Yes’
‘Mum said you were a pissytarian, Mum said’
‘Mmm’
‘Yes, ’cause you only eat fish’
‘Perhaps she said, ‘piscatarian’?’
‘That’s right, pissytarian’
‘OK’

Holidays

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fishing, friends, grandchildren, haiku, holidays, playing, poem, summer

On feeling like Billy No Mates

Friends can’t go fishing
all caring for grandchildren
summer holidays?

Feline

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cats, feline, friendship, philanthropy, pity, poetry, sadness

Neighbours cat is thin, gaunt in fact.
He moves stiffly through his silent world
intent on getting to his next comfortable spot
wearing a ‘Please don’t feed me’ collar
to deter philanthropists, like me
who are tempted to overlook his kidney problems.
I dread that approaching day
when he is taken for the final
vets visit.
Please Fate, let him have at least
this one last, contented summer
a fine feline in the warm sun

shelter

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alium, bees, flower, haiku, poetry, rain, seasons, summer

alium flower
two bees shelter from the rain
summer suspended

Dearth

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dearth, haiku, humor, humour, poetry, writing

Dearth of my haiku
How can I rectify this?
Ah, I think I know!