plaits

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grass, Haiku, nature, plaits, poem, Poetry, weather

ravaged by weather
uncut long grass now unkempt
wind twisted blonde plaits

meander

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adventure, beech, Haiku, nature, photography, poem, Poetry, woods

path through a beech wood
a day spent meandering
quiet adventure

Grey

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clouds, cold, Haiku, nature, poem, Poetry, summer, weather

cold, wet summer’s day
sometimes a pain in the butt
grey clouds are no fun

Gone

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Haiku, nature, poem, Poetry, thunder, weather

thunder rumbles in
after a bad tempered spate
thunder rumbles out

swoop

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birds, death, Haiku, hawks, nature, poem, Poetry, sparrow

such a little death
though not, of course, for the mouse
sparrow hawk’s swift swoop

Yesterday I witnessed three sparrow hawk attacks within an hour; one unfortunate mouse, a somewhat plucked but fortunate collar dove and a lucky sparrow.

Cheep

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birds, Haiku, nature, poem, Poetry, sparrow

cool in the kitchen
the fridge chuckles to itself
outside, sparrows cheep

Run

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chickens, fox, Haiku, nature, poem, Poetry

pandemonium
fox in neighbour’s chicken run
family to feed

Safari

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Haiku, nature, poem, Poetry, safari

it’s the minutiae
tiny snail on blade of grass
back yard safari

furled

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clematis, cold, garden, Haiku, nature, poem, Poetry, weather

rain, a cold north wind
you’d never know it’s Summer
clematis still furled

Glow

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daisy, glow, Haiku, nature, poem, Poetry, sun

in the shadowed dell
daisy turns to face the sun
single golden glow