Thread

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adventure, caterpillar, garden, haiga, Haiku, life, nature, photography, poem, Poetry

#haiga #haiku

hanging by a thread
little green caterpillar
off to see the world

Kindness

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Coronavirus, haiku, life, peace, people, poem, poetry, stress

On tough times

as days flow to weeks
and joviality fails
have kindness, people

Prophets

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haiku, life, planet, poetry, poets, vision

On the state of the planet

kids of the sixties
how we betrayed our prophets
poets with sad songs

Scent

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beauty, haiku, life, nature, oak, poem, poetry, time, trees

On a nasal delight

chopped an old oak log
splitting wood released its years
scent of centuries

bronze

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beauty, beech, garden, haiku, leaves, life, poem, poetry, winter

On an early morning delight

shadowed winter hedge
copper beech catches sunbeam
bronze gold leaves quiver

Shhh

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haiku, life, poetry, time

On time

shhh, silence, listen
kitchen clock, slow and steady
waiting for no one

memories

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haiku, life, memories, poem, poetry

when I was little
memories, ah, memories
treasures of the mind

times

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change, haiku, life, poetry, thoughts

such distressing times
histories in the making
sun sets, moon rises

empty

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granddaughter, haiku, life, loss, love, poetry, sadness

baby granddaughter
visit ends, waves and kisses
such an empty space

Routine

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fish, haiku, life, nature, poetry

On piscine expectations

a morning’s routine
before that first cup of tea
the pond, hungry fish