Complaints

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blackbirds, gooseberries, Haiku, nature, poem, Poetry

topping and tailing
four kilo of gooseberries
complaining blackbirds

Caught!

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birds, blackbirds, gooseberries, haiku, nature, ornithology, poem

There, I rest my case,
a fledgling caught in the act
could be a jailbird!

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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

Summer’s barbs

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fruit, gooseberries, gooseberry, haiku, nature, pain, poetry, seasons, summer, weather

lovely summer’s day
agony, cries from garden
gooseberry picking

that time again!

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fruit, gooseberries, gooseberry, haiku, poetry, season, summer, time

middle of summer
It’s gooseberry time again
don’t want to be picked

 

Deceivers

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beauty, deception, food, fruit, gooseberries, haiku, sour

 

Waiting for custard
beautiful red gooseberries
My, but they look sweet!

summer zing

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blackcurrants, fruit, gaden, gooseberries, haiku, pizzazz, seasonal

Topping and tailing
blackcurrants and gooseberries
fruits with zing, pizzazz!