Blue

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birds, haiku, nature, poem, poetry, swallows, weather, wildlife

On watching the rain

wild, wet winter day
thoughts of sunshine and swallows
swift and summer blue

Plans

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animals, birds, garden, haiku, nature, poetry, squirrels, wildlife

bird feeder war zone
squirrels seem to be beaten
they’re planning something!

Bins

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bins, birds, crows, haiku, nature, poem, poetry, seasons, storm, weather, wildlife

December weather
crows battle into the wind
storm tumbles dustbins

rush

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birds, clouds, haiku, nature, poetry, starlings, weather, wildlife

On a winter evening

cumulus soars pink
way into the Winter blue
a rush of starlings

Always so dramatic, especially before a quiet sunset, the frantic flyby of thousands of starlings heading for their night time roost.

Snores

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bees, haiku, hibernation, nature, poem, poetry, snores, wildlife

On hibernation

solitary bees
all tucked up in bee hotels
tiny, tiny snores

Shortcut

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badgers, haiku, nature, poetry, wildlife

On another visitor

tracks across the lawn
through one hedge, out the other
a badger’s shortcut

smooth

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garden, haiku, nature, poetry, snail, wildlife

On another traveller

a bright, silver trail
meandering in smooth curves
at its end, the snail

Care

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haiku, nature, poem, rabbit, wildlife

incompatible
little rabbit and big road
take care, wee bunny

Cool

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breeze, flowers, haiku, life, nature, poem, seeds, thistles, weather, wildlife

a lazy tumble
thistle seed hitches the breeze
gentle, unrushed, cool

bubbles

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beauty, damsel fly, garden, goldfish, haiku, life, nature, poem, poetry, pond, summer, wildlife

On pond watching

blue damsel flies dart
exquisite, fragile hunters
goldfish blows bubbles