temptation

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beefly, haiku, poetry, temptation

On the trials of poetry

bee fly buzzing by
tempted to make this ode rhyme
but it’s a haiku

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Exuberance

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beauty, bluebells, ferns, flowers, haiku, nature, poetry

bluebells and green ferns
natural exuberance
chaos, but perfect

Smudge

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bees, haiku, nature, poem, poetry, pollen, wildlife, window

Irate honey bee
released from kitchen window
a smudge of pollen

Reborn

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beauty, flowers, haiku, laburnum, nature, poem, poetry, trees

bright yellow hedges
laburnum trees blossoming
old fence posts reborn

Summer sounds

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birds, haiku, lawnmowers, nature, poem, poetry, songbirds, summer, thrush

Sounds of summertime
Mistle thrush in the treetops
Lawnmower’s first roar

Daisies

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daisies, eco, ecology, flowers, garden, haiku, nature, poem, poetry

On being eco aware

manicured lawn
islands of uncut daisies
well done, gardener!

hover

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dandelions, flowers, garden, haiku, nature, peace, poetry, thoughts

On the briefest of moments

For my eyes only
single dandelion seed
hovers on a breeze

meditation

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frog, haiku, heron, meditation, poetry

On seeing a drama develop

big grey heron poised
sharp eyes and a long, sharp beak
frog meditating

Cuckoo calls

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birds, cuckoos, haiku, lake, nature, poem, poetry, silence, wildlife

sound carries so far
the lake calm, like a millpond
cuckoos call, Summer

y fwyalchen

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birds, blackbirds, fwyalchen, haiku, honey, melys, nature, ornithology, peace, poetry, silence, song, wales, Welsh

On a Welsh language haiku

can y fwyalchen
melys fel y mel cyntaf
yna, tawelwch

the blackbird’s song
sweet as the first honey
then, silence