Brock

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alliteration, badger, blooms, flowers, garden, haiku, nature, poem, poetry

On a joy of country living. (Hasten to add, I love badgers.)

Badger besets blooms
Best buds, big, brightest blossoms
Battered by Brock

Bugger!

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Courage!

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poem, poetry, poets, publishing

On a friend’s publishing doubts.

Poets have courage?
Poets have courage.
Poets, have courage!

Hurt

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haiku, heartache, hurt, innocence, life, parenting, weather

On witnessing a parental injustice, being strangers is irrelevant.

unexpected slap
puzzlement on a child’s face
innocence betrayed

Shelter

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fish, garden, haiku, nature, poem, rain, seasons

Summer rain beats down
Lashing and splashing the pond
Fish look for shelter

Bare baas

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birds, farming, haiku, poem, poetry, rain, sheep, weather, wind

really bad timing
on day of winds and cold rain
mountain sheep are shorn

Stars

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cats, haiku, night, poetry, stars

far stars pure brilliance
evening of stellar beauty
neighbour’s cat’s eyes gleam

Tenby

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birds, haiku, herring gull, Pembrokeshire, poetry, Tenby, wales

a fine summer’s day
picturesque Tenby harbour
herring gulls soar high

drips

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enjoyment, haiku, poetry, rain, weather

walk in summer rain
simply enjoy the moment
drips down back of neck

Busy

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busy, haiku, humor, humour, poem

no haiku today
too busy being busy
so busy busy

Snack

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birds, haiku, insects, magpie, miner bees, nature, poetry, pollen

miner bees busy
black and white with pollen gold
quick snack for magpies