Evening

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birds, birdsong, blackbirds, Jupiter, nature, poetry, stars, tanka, Venus

On enjoying a quiet moment
(Tanka)

Pale blue evening, stars
Venus and Jupiter shine
before moon rises.
A blackbird, the last songbird’s
sweet voice in the fading light.

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dipped

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blackbirds, dew, haiku, May, padaver, poetry, poppies, Poppy, spring

a morning in May
dew dipped poppies resplendent
blackbirds serenade

ripe

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blackberries, blackbirds, crop, fruit, haiku, nature, poetry, seasons, summer

on the garden fence
golden eyed blackbirds gather
blackcurrants are ripe

still

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birdsong, blackbirds, dawn, haiku, morning, nature, waking

I wake, it’s still dark
tangible silence still, dark
blackbird summons dawn

How does it happen?
Wake up thinking of haiku
Time to get out more

 

 

apples

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apples, autumn, blackbirds, fall, fruit, haiku, harvest, ochard, wildlife

Chatter in orchard
Scrumping ripe fallen apples
Nine noisy blackbirds

Moulting

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blackbirds, feathers, fledglings, haiku, moulting, nature, ornithology

Hen blackbird moulting

All chicks fledged and flown away

Looks odd without tail

Morning -haiku

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birdsong, blackbirds, dawn chorus, haiku, morning, nature, weather

Grey misty morning

Listen, several blackbirds

opening the day