Sip

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haiku, meditation, peace, poem, tea

with a single sip
worries deserted his day
that first cup of tea

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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

hover

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dandelions, flowers, garden, haiku, nature, peace, poetry, thoughts

On the briefest of moments

For my eyes only
single dandelion seed
hovers on a breeze

y fwyalchen

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birds, blackbirds, fwyalchen, haiku, honey, melys, nature, ornithology, peace, poetry, silence, song, wales, Welsh

On a Welsh language haiku

can y fwyalchen
melys fel y mel cyntaf
yna, tawelwch

the blackbird’s song
sweet as the first honey
then, silence

island

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haiku, humanity, island, peace, people, poem, poetry

On seeing a moment

in mad swirl of crowd
mother picks up child’s dropped toy
smiles, island of peace

Palest

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birds, haiku, kite, nature, peace, pearl, poem, poetry, weather

As the storms recede
a sunset of palest pearl
sublime perfection

Reflections

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grounded, haiku, lake, nature, peace, poem, poetry, reflections, weather

mountain lake at dusk
reflections of peak and pine
peace, overwhelming

Sink

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haiku, health, meditation, mindfulness, peace, philosophy, poem

On being aware

away from the flow
fallen leaves sink out of sight
a meditation

Apples

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apples, farms, haiku, meditation, moments, peace, people, poetry, shopping

On the smell of fruit. (another moment)

shopping in farm shop
customers and staff take time
I can smell apples

sigh

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beach, haiku, nature, peace, poetry, sea, seaside, waves

On watching a silver sea

mercurial waves
with a soft sigh of release
turn in their own time