Day

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Haiku, poem, Poetry, rain, weather

Anthem to morning
Neighbour’s opening comment
‘Another wet day!’

Beak

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birds, garden, Haiku, heron, koi, nature, poem, Poetry

Grey heron arrives
Eyeing the little koi pond
Not today, long shanks!

Fallen

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birds, Haiku, kite, nature, ornithology, poem, Poetry, snipe

A fallen Jack Snipe
Laying beak up in a field
Overhead, a kite

Shine

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haiga, Haiku, nature, photo, photography, poem, Poetry, sunshine, weather

Morning light magic
After weeks of dour days 
Heart lifting sunshine 

Swim

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cold, Haiku, poem, Poetry, swim, weather

Rude awakening
Cold water swim this morning
Exhilarating

Cloud

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haiga, Haiku, nature, photo, photography, poem, Poetry

Some clouds have presence 
Towering into the blue
Sunset adds a blush 

Turn

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Haiku, hills, nature, poem, Poetry, Quatrain, seasons, sun

View from kitchen window
The sun on the grey hills
Now that the year has turned
Sets a smidge further west

Delight

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Haiku, marmalade, poem, Poetry, Quatrain

annual delight
on bleak January day
marmalade making
sunshine in a jar

(and equaly traditional marmalade haiku!)

Life’s a …

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beach, life, nature, poem, Poetry, verse, weather

Seasonal storm beach
Stretching and tearing
Wild waters
White waves
Likely to suck you in
Likely to spit you out
Mix into sand
Meld into mud
Tomorrow’s flat calm
Tempts and delights
Constantly changing
Capricious mistress

Warm

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birds, bread, crows, garden, Haiku, nature, poem, Poetry, weather

Warm kitchen, bread bakes
Cold garden, wild winter’s day
No comfort for crows