Shelter

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fish, garden, haiku, nature, poem, rain, seasons

Summer rain beats down
Lashing and splashing the pond
Fish look for shelter

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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

Comfort

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blackthorn, comfort, haiku, horse, nature, poem, poetry, seasons, spring, trees, weather, wildlife

devoid of comfort
two horses stand head to tail
blackthorn blossoms, Spring

Return

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birds, haiku, nature, ornithology, osprey, poem, poetry, raptors, seasons, trout, wildlife

On seeing a wondrous visitor

from west Africa
ospreys return for Summer
trout are not impressed

Promise

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beauty, camellia, gardens, haiku, nature, poem, poetry, seasons, spring, springtime

camellia buds crack
blood red petals in green cloaks
promise of springtime

Steam

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birds, frost, garden, haiku, nature, poem, poetry, seasons, sparrows, weather, wildlife

On watching

Frost bright on rooftops
sun’s beams bring steam from bare slates
sparrows ruffle plumes

Plump

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apples, birds, haiku, nature, ornithology, poem, seasons, song thrush, wildlife, winter

song thrush looking good
plump with ripe, fallen apples
empty boughs, winter

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

silent

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autumn, bird, death, fall, haiku, leaves, mortality, poem, poetry, seasons, silence, song, thrush

under an acer
part hidden by Autumn leaves
a silent song thrush

 

 

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!