Brood

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birds, blackbird, brood, haiku, nature, ornithology, poem, poetry

birdsong scarce today
blackbird has a hungry brood
her beak full of worms

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Blooms

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birds, bluebells, campion, flowers, garden, haiku, nature, spring, weather

along green hedgerows

blue bells and pink campions

so blooming perfect

Shiver

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birds, blackbird, clematis, haiku, nature, poetry, weather

blackbird sings, beauty
clematis turns to the sun
cool breeze, a shiver

Hush

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bats, birds, garden, haiku, nature, ornithology, owls, poem, poetry, weather, wildlife

Between night and day

That moment, that soft, hushed breath

Owls, bats and bright stars

Empty

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birds, frost, haiku, nature, poem, poetry, spring, weather

Unexpected frost
beauty of a Spring morning
bird feeders empty

Return

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birds, haiku, nature, ornithology, osprey, poem, poetry, raptors, seasons, trout, wildlife

On seeing a wondrous visitor

from west Africa
ospreys return for Summer
trout are not impressed

Chirp

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birds, daffodils, haiku, nature, poem, poetry, sparrows, spring, weather

a grey day out there
even sparrows lose their chirp
but then, daffodils!

Palest

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birds, haiku, kite, nature, peace, pearl, poem, poetry, weather

As the storms recede
a sunset of palest pearl
sublime perfection

Feet

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birds, dawn, Feet, haiku, magpie, nature, poetry, weather, wildlife

magpie’s breast turns pink
sun gets up making morning
too cold for bare feet

Dancers

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birds, blackbirds, dance, dew, haiku, morning, nature, ornithology, poem, poetry, weather

hop, skip and a jump
blackbirds dance in morning’s dew
brightest orange beaks