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.

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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

winter

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corvids, haiku, mist, poem, rooks, seasons, weather, winter

Essence of winter
behind a bare boughed oak tree
rooks rise in the mist

hail

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cold, comfort, haiku, hailstones, poetry, seasons, weather, winter

suddenly winter
hailstones clatter the windows
warm house, luxury

Promises

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ash, ash trees, autumn, buds, haiku, poem, poetry, seasons, winter

Autumn leaves fallen
Each branch has next year’s black buds
Ubiquitous ash

summer

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haiku, pleasure, seasons, summer, warmth, weather, winter

(for those not enamoured by winter)

delightful surprise
stepping into the sun’s warmth
embraced by summer