Bins

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bins, birds, crows, haiku, nature, poem, poetry, seasons, storm, weather, wildlife

December weather
crows battle into the wind
storm tumbles dustbins

Pink

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haiku, nature, pink, poetry, sunset, weather

On an unexpected twist

A day of grey gloom
Despite cold winds and shivers
Sun sets a rose pink

ah!

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haiku, nature, poetry, seasons, tea, weather, winter

On a Winter’s pleasure

grey, bleak weather day
hunched, bare boughed trees endure
ah, this cup of tea!

bronze

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beauty, beech, garden, haiku, leaves, life, poem, poetry, winter

On an early morning delight

shadowed winter hedge
copper beech catches sunbeam
bronze gold leaves quiver

submerged

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birds, garden, haiku, migration, nature, ornithology, poetry, starlings

fresh in from the north
thousands, thousands of starlings
bird feeders submerged

Neat

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breeze, compost, garden, haiku, leaves, nature, poem, seasons, weather

On next year’s compost

back yard full of leaves
neatly gathered in corners
an obliging breeze

(I spoke too soon!)

waterproof

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haiku, legs, poetry, shorts, weather

On inclement weather

rain steals all the warmth
maybe time to store the shorts
legs are waterproof

Snores

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bees, haiku, hibernation, nature, poem, poetry, snores, wildlife

On hibernation

solitary bees
all tucked up in bee hotels
tiny, tiny snores

Hairy

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flowers, garden, haiku, nature, photograph, poem, poetry

all the bright blossoms
except the big hairy one
laid low by Autumn

hidden

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beech, gingerbread, haiku, nature, poetry, woods

secluded beech wood
thin smoke from hidden chimney
gingerbread cottage?