Contrary

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birds, blackbird, haiku, nature, poem, poetry, weather

today’s cold weather
an April contrariness
blackbird keeps singing

Twirl

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

twisting and twirling
beautiful clematis climbs
favourite flowers

Battle cry

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birds, blackbird, haiga, haiku, nature, photo, photography, poem, poetry

beautiful music
Blackbird sings his battle cry
Intruders beware

Then

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haiku, hugs, lonely, people, poem, poetry

On times gone by

there were, in those days
people who invited hugs
strangers shook hands, smiled

Cozy

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comfort, haiku, morning, poetry, songbirds, tea

On morning

awake with the dawn
songbirds’ serenade and tea
a cozy delight

Buzzing

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bee fly, haiga, haiku, nature, poem, poetry, rhyme

bee fly buzzing by
being busy, wonder why
he happily hums

Smiles

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bluebells, haiku, nature, poem, poetry, smiles, spring, weather

On smiles

the long grey winter
rinsed summer’s warmth from his mind
bluebells returned smiles

Sweet

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flowers, haiku, horse, mist, nature, peace, poem, poetry, songbirds

On a peaceful evening

in the mists below
a hedge of gorse, bright with sun
songbirds’ sweet voices

Elegance

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beauty, flowers, haiga, haiku, tulips

simple elegance
tulips in early morning
savour the moment

Pica Pica

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birds, corvid, garden, haiga, haiku, magpie, photo, photography

Pica Pica
(Pia)

quick, cunning corvid
elegant, bright eyed killer
magpie stalks the lawn