Ruffled

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begonia, birds, flowers, gardens, haiku, nature, poem, poetry, sparrow, weather

On a windy summer’s day

clouds are rushing North
begonia petals strewn
sparrow tails ruffled

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Sunny

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haiku, nature, poetry, summer, sun, weather

On the back of the chair
My sun hat poised for business
All it needs is … sun

Fallen

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cold, gardening, haiku, nature, poem, poetry, shiver, summer, weather

On shivering

Middle of summer
Unseasonably cold breeze
Fallen rose petals

Ripe

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birds, black currants, blackbirds, fruit, haiku, nature, poem, poetry, summer

Blackcurrants are ripe
My favourite summer fruit
Blackbirds get there first!

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

drips

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enjoyment, haiku, poetry, rain, weather

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

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

Peek

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courgette, garden, gardening, haiku, nature, poem, poetry, summer, weather

yesterday’s dark clouds
banished by a soft, west breeze
courgette leaves peek through