Sharing

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attachment, family, moon, thoughts

Today on FaceTime my daughter in Australia and me in Wales, shared a moment when we looked at the moon together. It felt very connecting in these separating times, quite magical.
Of course hers was upside down!

Creak

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Haiku, idleness, Poetry, thoughts

On imposed idleness

lazy afternoon
in a time of idle days
sun umbrella creaks

Daydream

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daydreams, goldfish, haiku, nature, poetry, thoughts

Beneath lily leaves
Unblinking eyes view the world
Do goldfish daydream?

Words

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haiku, poetry, thoughts

On poetry

middle of the night
all I want to do is sleep
words capture my brain

times

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change, haiku, life, poetry, thoughts

such distressing times
histories in the making
sun sets, moon rises

Times

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reading, thoughts, time, woe

A note:
Somewhat disconcertingly, I have just looked to the top
left corner of my book in order to check the time, woe is me!

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

Beauty

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beauty, haiku, nature, poem, poetry, rainbow, sky, storm, sunset, thoughts, weather

On marvelling at nature’s moods

To the west, bright sun
north, ominous black storm clouds
beautiful rainbow

Ambience

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ambience, death, Handel, misery, music, thoughts

Just a passing thought.

Imagine the ambience in the house
as Handel composed
‘Dead March from Saul.’

Claimed

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haiku, philosophy, poem, poetry, thoughts

On being philosophical

At the best of times
perhaps in some of the worst,
poetry claims us

I did think of ‘calms us,’ but settled here.