Scent

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beauty, haiku, life, nature, oak, poem, poetry, time, trees

On a nasal delight

chopped an old oak log
splitting wood released its years
scent of centuries

Creak

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beauty, haiku, nature, poetry, trees, weather, winter

On standing in a wood

monotone grey sky
nothing dramatic, rain falls
listen, the trees creak

bloody

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blood, christmas, haiku, HOLLY, nature, poetry, tradition, trees

On a Christmas favourite

beautiful holly
bright red berries, Christmas time
dark green leaves draw blood

Golden

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beauty, flowers, ginkgo, haiku, nature, poetry, traffic, trees

On unexpected beauty

each one a sunbeam
in streets full of traffic’s roar
golden ginkgo trees

hushed

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birch, birds, haiku, moonlight, nature, owl, poetry, trees, weather, winter

On a winter’s night

slim silver birch glows
caressed by winter moonlight
hushed wings of an owl

Reborn

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beauty, flowers, haiku, laburnum, nature, poem, poetry, trees

bright yellow hedges
laburnum trees blossoming
old fence posts reborn

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

Stretch

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beauty, haiku, London, mono, nature, photo, photograph, planetree, poem, poetry, trees

Stretching for the sky
trimmed London planetree
street light bows it’s head

Canoodle

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beauty, catkins, flowers, haiku, nature, poem, poetry, season, spring, trees, weather, wildlife, winter

On seeing signs of Spring

catkins canoodle
on the coolest of grey days
sap readies for Spring

Thug

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haiku, nature, poem, poetry, storm, trees, weather, wind, winter

wind roars and rages
antisocial behaviour
kicks over dustbins

(and trees!)