Challenge

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Haiku, poem, Poetry, postman, shorts

a bit of nonsense
competing with the postman
shorts in December

dusty

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dust, Haiku, poem, Poetry, sunlight

The soft betrayer
Evening sunbeams show up dust
Cobwebs in corners

Barks

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annoyance, dog, Haiku, humor, humour, neighbour

neighbour’s dog barking
a ‘woof’ every five seconds
all afternoon, … ‘Woof’

fidget

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cats, Haiku, humor, humour, poem, Poetry

black cat on white wall
tail refuses to be still
felines must fidget

Low

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Haiku, poem, Poetry

Oh, the injustice
self isolated for months
laid low by a cold!

Antics

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aquatic, fish, Haiku, insects, nature, poem, Poetry

pond skaters skitter
cold golden koi keep carping
aquatic antics

today

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Haiku, jigsaws, lockdown, poem, Poetry, sourdough

today’s endeavours
jigsaws and sourdough bread
lockdown logistics

notch

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food, Haiku, Poetry, weather, willpower

a sign of the times
belt goes up another notch
faded willpower

pot

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birds, Haiku, jacdaw, nature, nest, poem, Poetry

a beak full of twigs
an inviting chimney pot
one happy jacdaw

shock

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age, doctors, Haiku, life, poem, Poetry, shock

On life

something of a shock
sudden realisation
doctors look so young