Promise

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beauty, camellia, gardens, haiku, nature, poem, poetry, seasons, spring, springtime

camellia buds crack
blood red petals in green cloaks
promise of springtime

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bumble

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bees, bumble, gardens, haiku, poetry, pollination, weather

On enjoying the garden

 

as big as a thumb
bumble bee dances on bud
too early to sup

Bob’s back!

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'Erithacus rubecula', birds, birdwatching, chats, gardens, haiku, ornithology, poem, thrushes

Sprouting new feathers
European robin
Erithacus rubecula
posing behind lavender
answers to the name
‘Bob’

summer’s time

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anemones, flowers, gardening, gardens, haiku, lupin, nature, seedpods, summer, time

anemones bloom
lupins’ hairy seedpods formed
Summer’s wax and wane

Rosemary

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beauty, flowers, gardens, haiku, herbs, Rosmarinus officinalis

 

Fairest of all herbs
Rosemary, sweet Rosemary
Such simple beauty

Beware!

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birds, Bob, earwig, gardening, gardens, haiku, nature, robin, wildlife

(written in warmer weather)

Moving flower pots
Robin Bob picks off earwigs
Beware the big ones!

Parenting

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birds, Bob, chicks, gardens, haiku, nature, parenting, worms

Now somewhat ruffled
Bob the robin hunts for worms
Raising kids is tough

Bob’s back

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Bob, garden birds, gardens, haiku, hero, robin, sunshine

bright beam of sunshine
brings out the garden hero
silver voiced robin

 

 

Lily

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gardens, haiku, lily, moon, nature, pond, winter

On the Winter pond

A final lily crumples

Broken moon falling

snails rule – haiku

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flowers, gardens, haiku, marigolds, nature, snails, wildlife

too hot to hasten
cool snail slides with elegance
amongst marigolds