green

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figs, gardening, Haiku, nature, poem, Poetry

in my greenhouse
a small fig tree
with leaves!

first

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garden, gardening, Haiku, plants, poem, Poetry, sunshine

greenhouse now repaired
first seedlings make appearance
sunshine would be nice

gales

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gardening, Haiku, nature, poem, Poetry, storm, weather

On a stormy night

incompatible
greenhouses and gales
tender plants shiver

scratch

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gardening, gooseberry, Haiku, nature, Poetry, weather

stabbing and scratching
garden warfare at its worst
gooseberry picking

Twirl

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beauty, clematis, gardening, haiku, nature, photo, photography, poem, poetry

twisting and twirling
beautiful clematis climbs
favourite flowers

Snug

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alliteration, dreams, gardening, gardens, haiku, nature, poetry, seasons, snails, weather, winter

Garden slumbers on
Muddy, brown leafed winter dreams
Shell sealed, snug snail sleeps

flown

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beauty, flowers, garden, gardening, haiku, nature, poem, poetry, thistles

fickle seeds have flown
leaving their nest disheveled
golden thistle heads

Fallen

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cold, gardening, haiku, nature, poem, poetry, shiver, summer, weather

On shivering

Middle of summer
Unseasonably cold breeze
Fallen rose petals

sweetness

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birds, blackbirds, garden, gardening, gooseberries, haiku, nature, poetry

On moving on from blackberries

ripe, red gooseberries
should you doubt their crisp sweetness
blackbirds will confirm

Buzz

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bees, flowers, garden, gardening, haiku, nature, poem, poetry

On a gardening trend

An uncut front lawn
Flowers I don’t recognise
Bees have no problems