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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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

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.

Calm

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calm, flowers, haiku, nature, poem, tulip

robed in palest green

a saffron coloured tulip

lends calm elegance

Hush

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bats, birds, garden, haiku, nature, ornithology, owls, poem, poetry, weather, wildlife

Between night and day

That moment, that soft, hushed breath

Owls, bats and bright stars

Curve

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elegance, flowers, haiku, nature, poetry, snail, tulip, wildlife

an elegant curve
caressing a tulip bud
that small, golden snail

Waiting

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cat, haiku, nature, poetry, weather

beautiful morning
bright sunshine, sparkling raindrops
cat waits for breakfast