Tumbler

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birds, clouds, haiku, nature, ornithology, poem, poetry, raven, seasons, weather, wildlife, wind, winter

On watching nature’s drama

Swirling grey clouds race
Raven rides a wild west wind
Such tumbles and twists

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Rain

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beauty, haiku, nature, rain, weather

On enjoying nature’s magic moments

rain is hammering
there’s that clear, diffused light
passion filled weather

Bounty

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birds, gardening, haiku, nature, photography, poetry, summer, wales, weather, wildlife, winter

Remnants of summer
sunflower seeds and apples
bounty for songbirds

Blaze

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beauty, haiku, nature, poetry, stars

ordinary night
away from bright city lights
wonderful star shine

Gnarled

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apples, autumn, fruit, gnarled, haiku, humor, humour, nature, poetry

On a great sounding word

In the old orchard
trees hold on to last apples
like me, gnarled but sweet

(but not too sweet)

Warm

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animals, cat, cats, haiku, nature, pets, poem, poetry, sun, sunshine, weather

On feline wisdom (neighbour’s cat)

day in the garden
cold North wind belies sun’s shine
cat stayed in the warm

Mood

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frosts, haiku, humour, melancholy, nature, phrase, poem, poetry, seasons, weather, winter

On thinking of a usable phrase

encroaching winter
moves me to melancholy
nah! Bring on the frosts!

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

Simple

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beech, fern, haiku, nature, poetry, rain

A simple green fern
under a copper beech hedge
soft rain completes scene

Islands

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haiku, islands, nature, photography, poetry, tarmac

Little green islands
in a sea of black tarmac
Shall we sail away?