Awakes

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dawn, haiku, nature, night, poem, poetry, weather

Night slips soft away
With neither fuss nor fanfare
languid dawn awakes

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Patient

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fish, garden, goldfish, haiku, meditation, nature, patience, poem

unblinking eyes stare
goldfish in the garden pond
patient paddlers

Fairy

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baking, cheesecake, fairy, fear, food, fun, humor, humour, poetry, tanka

On the tribulations of baking, a Tanka

Baking a cheesecake.
Despite a few successes
(photographs to prove)
there’s always that nagging fear
the cake crack fairy will strike

Euphoria!

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birds, garden, haiku, nature, poetry, squirrels, wildlife

Such euphoria
my home made wildbird feeders
defeat the squirrels!

Shine

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haiku, home, humor, humour, poetry, sun, sunlight, weather

winter sun today
shines with gusto into house
must clean those windows

Thug

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haiku, nature, poem, poetry, storm, trees, weather, wind, winter

wind roars and rages
antisocial behaviour
kicks over dustbins

(and trees!)

Knead

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baking, haiku, health, meditation, mind, poem, time

knead for ten minutes
allow your fresh bread to cool
great meditation

Plump

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apples, birds, haiku, nature, ornithology, poem, seasons, song thrush, wildlife, winter

song thrush looking good
plump with ripe, fallen apples
empty boughs, winter

Welcome!

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baby, family, granddaughter love, haiku, mother

Update!

a beautiful day
I have new granddaughter
both are doing well

Wet

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enjoy, haiku, nature, poem, poetry, rain, sea, toes, wales, weather, winter

On enjoying the outdoors

rain streams down my face
beach visit in wild weather
sand between my toes