Sink

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haiku, health, meditation, mindfulness, peace, philosophy, poem

On being aware

away from the flow
fallen leaves sink out of sight
a meditation

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Magic

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celtic, haiku, humor, humour, magic, poem, poetry, solstice, wales, Welsh

It’s Winter Solstice
hoping for Celtic magic
hippies roam the hills

empty

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avian, birds, haiku, humor, humour, ornithology, poem, robin, sprrows

sparrows just sit there
robin has less bounce, more mood
empty bird feeder

Bright

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birds, eyes, garden, glory, haiku, nature, ornithology, poem, poetry, wildlife

On watching one of nature’s glories

Leaves flipped by blackbird
looking for a tasty treat
such bright, golden eyes

Smile

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haiku, humour, memory, nature, poem, poetry, smiles, sunshine, weather

Summers’s dust has gone
oh, those happy, sun drenched days
remember her smile

Cascade

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activity, christmas, decadence, haiku, indulgence, poem, walking

On avoiding decadence, the negative kind.

Christmas approaches
a cascade of indulgence
think I’ll go walking

Awakes

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dawn, haiku, nature, night, poem, poetry, weather

Night slips soft away
With neither fuss nor fanfare
languid dawn awakes

Patient

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fish, garden, goldfish, haiku, meditation, nature, patience, poem

unblinking eyes stare
goldfish in the garden pond
patient paddlers

Fairy

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baking, cheesecake, fairy, fear, food, fun, humor, humour, poetry, tanka

On the tribulations of baking, a Tanka

Baking a cheesecake.
Despite a few successes
(photographs to prove)
there’s always that nagging fear
the cake crack fairy will strike

Euphoria!

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birds, garden, haiku, nature, poetry, squirrels, wildlife

Such euphoria
my home made wildbird feeders
defeat the squirrels!