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

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Bounty

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birds, gardening, haiku, nature, photography, poetry, summer, wales, weather, wildlife, winter

Remnants of summer
sunflower seeds and apples
bounty for songbirds

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!

Memories

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breath, haiku, memories, poetry poem, winter

Her breath in white clouds
He remembered moist, blue eyes
They never shared names

Disagree

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birds, garden, haiku, nature, poetry, seasons, spring, weather, winter

A beautiful day,

snow and ice not withstanding.

Wild birds disagree

‘Not withstanding’, an odd term, I think.

glow

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birds, haiku, poem, robin, snow, weather, winter

Reduced to mono

snow covered trees and hedges

robin’s red breast glows

Thoughts

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dispossessed, haiku, homeless, nature, poem, sadness, weather, winter

On feeling sorrow

Snuggled in the warmth

Bitter east winds scream outside

Thoughts of dispossessed

Shivers

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birdsong, cold, haiku, harmony, poem, poetry, seasons, starlings, sunshine, weather, winter

Birdsong in sunshine

Starlings’ disjointed whistles

East wind brings shivers

snuggled

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beech, haiku, oak, poetry, roses, trees, weather, wind, winter

bitter wind from east
beech and oak bend and rattle
rose buds stay snuggled

snow

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haiku, poetry, seasons, snow, tea, weather, winter

it’s snowing today
at least on the highest hills
that’s enough of that

 
first snow of winter
people celebrate the freeze
not my cup of tea