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

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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

Prohibition

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checkout, haiku, humor, humour, poem, poetry

On drama at the checkout

the set of her mouth
proclaimed a prohibition
Kids, no treats today

Waiting

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cat, haiku, nature, poetry, weather

beautiful morning
bright sunshine, sparkling raindrops
cat waits for breakfast

Dissent

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backache, garden, haiku, humour, nature, poem, poetry, sunshine

Sun shines, songbirds sing
the garden calls, ‘Yes, today!’
Then your back says, ‘No.’

To be, or not …

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cats, decisions, haiku, humor, humour, physics, poem, poetry, Schrodinger

To be in or out?
Schrodinger, I need help here
cat at kitchen door

Chirp

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birds, daffodils, haiku, nature, poem, poetry, sparrows, spring, weather

a grey day out there
even sparrows lose their chirp
but then, daffodils!

Treat

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cats, diet, haiku, poem, poetry

morning visitor
neighbour’s cat on health diet
hoping for a treat

Rush

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bus, double bass, haiku, humor, humour, poem, poetry, traffic, village

tractors and school bus
small child with a double bass
village rush hour

Achoo!

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cold, haiku, illness, poetry, virus

battered by virus
no more than a common cold
writing suffering

I’ll be back!