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

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Islands

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haiku, islands, nature, photography, poetry, tarmac

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

Balance

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garden, haiku, life, mindfulness, nature, philosophy, photography, poem, poetry

Unless I feel grounded, the stones won’t stand.

People are like stones
without balance, they collapse
be still, be grounded

opulent

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beauty, beech trees, haiku, image, leaves, luxury, nature, opulence, photo, photography, poetry, sunset

 

Lit by evening sun
Copper Beech luxuriates
Opulent beauty

 

Eternal

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eternity, haiku, life, love, passion, photography, poem, statue, window

on the window sill
a small statue of lovers
eternal embrace

Condemed

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beauty, flowers, haiku, photography, poem, poetry, sadness, trapped

Imprisoned in gloom
flowers at a closed window
condemned by beauty

wary

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birdwatching, blackthorn, haiku, hawk, nature, ornithology, photograph, photography, sparrow

In her blackthorn tree
sparrow enjoys morning sun
wary eye for hawk

Rain stop

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cat, feline, haiku, photo, photography, rain, weather

Deep in feline thought
Neighbour’s tom cat watches rain
Might stay for a snack

Sunday best

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beans, catholic, flowers, haiku, photography, poem, poetry, runner beans, vestments

runner bean flowers
hat red as any bishop’s
whitest of vestments

Loot

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bees, flowers, garden, haiku, honey, nature, photograph, photography, pollen, pollenate

Honey bee heads home
Loaded with plundered booty
Flowers get their cut