Hurt

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haiku, heartache, hurt, innocence, life, parenting, weather

On witnessing a parental injustice, being strangers is irrelevant.

unexpected slap
puzzlement on a child’s face
innocence betrayed

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Vibrant

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chrysanthemums, death, friend, haiku, life, memories, poem, poetry, sadness

On visiting an old friend

mute, grey marble vase
faded red chrysanthemum
beech leaves, so vibrant

Connected

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birds, connected, haiku, life, meditation, nature, peace, poetry, seasons, wildlife

grey dusk, pale, faded
a solitary bird call
all is connected

Lives

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galaxies, haiku, lichen, life, nature, photo, poem, poetry, rock, sandstone

lichen on a rock
galaxies of little lives
sandstone nebulae

Cradle

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baby, doorway, empathy, haiku, life, people, poem, sadness

once somebody’s child
now lives, dross, in a doorway
cradle has fallen

Mammon

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beauty, blooms, flowers, haiku, life, mammon, orchids, profit

On seeing beauty in odd places

piled next to onions
orchids in supermarket
beauty for Mammon

New

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child, grandchild, haiku, life, love, poem, poetry, welcome

New grandchild is due
try to write a welcome poem
oh, the excitment!

Choices

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child, childhood, food, haiku, humour, ice cream, life, people, poetry

On seeing a young hopeful

ice cream cabinet
child’s pressed nose leaves impression
so many choices!

Thoughts

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existence, existentialism, haiku, life, night, poetry, rain, time, transience

On having a quiet moment (a hobby of mine.)

Quiet time of night
accompanied by rain drops
thoughts on transience

Light

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alive, awake, haiku, life, light, morning, nature, poetry

On being awake early

That soft time of day
twig changes from black to brown
colours flood the world