Visitors

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autumn, haiku, nature, poetry, seasons, spiders

On house guests

Autumn weather change
All the summer birds have flown
Spiders seek house space

fruity

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autumn, confers, haiku, horse chestnut, nature, poem, traditions

On a British tradition

Autumn fruitiness
Conkers like chocolate drops
Best kept for bashing

flit

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autumn, bats, haiku, nature, poetry

blink and you’ll miss them
on this warm, autumn evening
bats flit in the dusk

Gnarled

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apples, autumn, fruit, gnarled, haiku, humor, humour, nature, poetry

On a great sounding word

In the old orchard
trees hold on to last apples
like me, gnarled but sweet

(but not too sweet)

silent

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autumn, bird, death, fall, haiku, leaves, mortality, poem, poetry, seasons, silence, song, thrush

under an acer
part hidden by Autumn leaves
a silent song thrush

 

 

pink

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anemone, autumn, blooms, fall, flowers, haiku, joy, poetry, weather

a beautiful day
autumn flowers nod in breeze
pink anemone

 

fallen

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armistice, autumn, haiku, heroes, litter, memories, poetry

armistice gardens
fallen leaves lay in neat piles
empty burger wraps

Autumn or Fall?

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autumn, fall, haiku, leaves, nature, poetry, seasons

So, Autumn or Fall?
Hustled by impatient breeze
dancing leaves don’t care

Promises

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ash, ash trees, autumn, buds, haiku, poem, poetry, seasons, winter

Autumn leaves fallen
Each branch has next year’s black buds
Ubiquitous ash

Blade

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autumn, crystals, dawn, dew, fall, Feet, haiku, nature, poem, poetry

Cool, crystal dewdrops
suspended on green grass blades
My bare feet are soaked