Brood

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birds, blackbird, brood, haiku, nature, ornithology, poem, poetry

birdsong scarce today
blackbird has a hungry brood
her beak full of worms

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island

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haiku, humanity, island, peace, people, poem, poetry

On seeing a moment

in mad swirl of crowd
mother picks up child’s dropped toy
smiles, island of peace

Unfurl

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beech, haiku, nature, poem, poetry

valley below me
a particular vibrance
beech leaves unfurling

Blooms

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birds, bluebells, campion, flowers, garden, haiku, nature, spring, weather

along green hedgerows

blue bells and pink campions

so blooming perfect

Peek

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courgette, garden, gardening, haiku, nature, poem, poetry, summer, weather

yesterday’s dark clouds
banished by a soft, west breeze
courgette leaves peek through

Shiver

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birds, blackbird, clematis, haiku, nature, poetry, weather

blackbird sings, beauty
clematis turns to the sun
cool breeze, a shiver

Prohibition

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checkout, haiku, humor, humour, poem, poetry

On drama at the checkout

the set of her mouth
proclaimed a prohibition
Kids, no treats today

Lilies

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flowers, garden, haiku, lilies, nature, people, poetry

Cut for her pleasure
four white lilies, resplendent
golden pollen falls

 

Now I wish I’d written ‘Gilded with pollen.’ Ah well.

Match

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eyes, haiku, people, poem, smile, weather

On people

he had not noticed
her bright, decorated smile
did not match her eyes

Calm

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calm, flowers, haiku, nature, poem, tulip

robed in palest green

a saffron coloured tulip

lends calm elegance