Baa

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haiku, nature, night, poetry, sheep, weather

even with a moon
this is a dark, winter’s night
vague outlines of sheep

Salty

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cliffs, haiku, nature, poetry, sea, sheep, weather

in cliff top pastures
above sea’s rage and fury
sheep graze salted grass

Waiting

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farming, haiku, kites, nature, poetry, pregnant, sheep

very pregnant ewes
stand quietly in the field
red kites hovering

sheepish

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animals, haiku, humor, humour, nature, poem, sheep

On a funny animal moment, no idea what they’re doing.

sheep stand in circle
head to head, foreheads touching
a black eyed daisy

Contrast

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birds, contrast, haiku, nature, poetry, sheep, weather

rain washed sheep, wind dried
glisten in the morning sun
crows provide contrast

Munch

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haiku, nature, poetry, sheep

on the green hilltop
a sheep watches as I pass
slow, steady munching

Odd word, ‘munch.’

still

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birds, buzzards, death, haiku, nature, poem, red kite, sheep, wildlife

kites and a buzzard
circles and a slow descent
a ewe, unmoving

Bare baas

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birds, farming, haiku, poem, poetry, rain, sheep, weather, wind

really bad timing
on day of winds and cold rain
mountain sheep are shorn

Munch

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bucolic, haiku, meadow, morning, peace, petry, poem, sheep, silence

Before sun rises
shadows move across meadow
sounds of sheep, munching

Kite call

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haiku, nature, ornithology, red kite, sheep, shepherd, wildlife

call of the red kite
sounds like a shepherd’s whistle
sheep take no notice