Antics

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aquatic, fish, Haiku, insects, nature, poem, Poetry

pond skaters skitter
cold golden koi keep carping
aquatic antics

Dry

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comfort, dry, fish, Haiku, nature, poem, Poetry, weather

a grey, cold rain day
snuggled in the warm and dry
hate to be a fish

Comforts

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comfort, fish, haiku, nature, pond, winter

On being glad I‘m not a fish

not moving a fin
goldfish in a winter pond
no snuggled comforts

Gulp

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fish, haiku, nature, poetry, thunder, weather

thunder storm last night
sunless morning, sky flat grey
goldfish gulp, bubbles

Routine

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fish, haiku, life, nature, poetry

On piscine expectations

a morning’s routine
before that first cup of tea
the pond, hungry fish

reflection

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Crow, fish, haiku, nature, poetry, reflection

bright red with white fins
goldfish, only its mouth moves
a crow’s reflection

Shelter

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fish, garden, haiku, nature, poem, rain, seasons

Summer rain beats down
Lashing and splashing the pond
Fish look for shelter

Patient

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

unblinking eyes stare
goldfish in the garden pond
patient paddlers

Trained

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feeding, fish, garden, goldfish, haiku, poetry, pond, trainer

On noticing a trend

Each morning fish fed
They wait for me to appear
Have I trained them or …?

Adventure

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adventure, fish, garden, goldfish, haiku, memory, nature, poem, poetry

small goldfish, big pond
every day an adventure
short memory span