quiver

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haiku, lover, nature, poem, poetry, spiders

silk threads quiver
huntress waits
lover, lunch?

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Deadly beauty

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haiku, nature, photography, poetry, poisonous, tree, yew

On a churchyard favourite

Taxus Baccata
the European yew tree
ancient and deadly

Hairy

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flowers, garden, haiku, nature, photograph, poem, poetry

all the bright blossoms
except the big hairy one
laid low by Autumn

hidden

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beech, gingerbread, haiku, nature, poetry, woods

secluded beech wood
thin smoke from hidden chimney
gingerbread cottage?

Plans

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daffodils, haiku, nature, poem, poetry, rain, springtime, weather

planting daffodils
think ahead to springtime gold
rain changes my plans

Shortcut

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badgers, haiku, nature, poetry, wildlife

On another visitor

tracks across the lawn
through one hedge, out the other
a badger’s shortcut

Blend

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goldfish, haiku, nature, poetry, rain

lily leaf, autumn
goldfish blends with burnt orange
churlish rain disturbs

Visitors

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autumn, haiku, nature, poetry, seasons, spiders

On house guests

Autumn weather change
All the summer birds have flown
Spiders seek house space

Gulp

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fish, haiku, nature, poetry, thunder, weather

thunder storm last night
sunless morning, sky flat grey
goldfish gulp, bubbles

fruity

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autumn, confers, haiku, horse chestnut, nature, poem, traditions

On a British tradition

Autumn fruitiness
Conkers like chocolate drops
Best kept for bashing