plaits

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grass, Haiku, nature, plaits, poem, Poetry, weather

ravaged by weather
uncut long grass now unkempt
wind twisted blonde plaits

meander

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adventure, beech, Haiku, nature, photography, poem, Poetry, woods

path through a beech wood
a day spent meandering
quiet adventure

Grey

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clouds, cold, Haiku, nature, poem, Poetry, summer, weather

cold, wet summer’s day
sometimes a pain in the butt
grey clouds are no fun

delight

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haiga, Haiku, pastoral, photo, photography, poem, Poetry, sheep

take a green meadow
add flock of contented sheep
pastoral delight

Gone

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Haiku, nature, poem, Poetry, thunder, weather

thunder rumbles in
after a bad tempered spate
thunder rumbles out

maybe

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Haiku, heat, poem, Poetry, summer, weather

plans for the day paused
much more sense to sit in shade
tomorrow, maybe

swoop

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birds, death, Haiku, hawks, nature, poem, Poetry, sparrow

such a little death
though not, of course, for the mouse
sparrow hawk’s swift swoop

Yesterday I witnessed three sparrow hawk attacks within an hour; one unfortunate mouse, a somewhat plucked but fortunate collar dove and a lucky sparrow.

Cheep

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birds, Haiku, nature, poem, Poetry, sparrow

cool in the kitchen
the fridge chuckles to itself
outside, sparrows cheep

fade

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death, Haiku, life, loss, poem, Poetry, tide

a retreating tide
flotsam drifts away and fades
remembering friends

More gold

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baking, cakes, ducks, haiga, Haiku, photo, photography, poem, Poetry, sponge

true golden treasures
duck eggs destined for a sponge
and I know the ducks

duck eggs with shell