sprinkle of snow flakes
blossom offset by pure white
hint of cherry pink
~
CLP 10/03/2023
on colour
Tag Archives: Haiku
on ice
how bad could it get?
frost to frozen conditions
tentative footsteps
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CLP 09/03/2023
on winter
we thought you had left
weather vane swings to North-East
skeins form against grey
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n.b. Where are the geese, who climbed up and away from the river this morning, heading now?
CLP 05/03/2023
on time
blackthorn in blossom
petals flutter on the breeze
snow due by weekend
~
CLP 01/03/2023
on rain
temperature rise
sunbeams slice through cumuli
pigeons stream beneath arc
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CLP 27/02/2023
on light
such blue, bright white, shade
bitter bite of on-shore breeze
daffodil trumpets
~
CLP 26/02/2023
on time
how long? six years hence
images emerge from mist
stone water tower
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n.b. Returning sharpens the eye, re-draws mis-shaped memories.
CLP 18/02/2023
on colour
buds' initial burst
blood red splay reaches for light
hazel springs to life
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n.b. Valentine’s Day, yesterday, the middle of February, which is noted in Slovenia as the day plants start flowering.
In Norfolk, England, the appearance of the sinister Jack Valentine (a man who traditionally goes about villages, knocking on back doors, before leaving sweets for children) is likely to be quite rare these days, but spring seems to have begun.
Long-tailed tits, blue tits and great tits all noticeably active in hedgerows and woodland.
CLP 15/02/2023
on time
whither do we head
come snow drops and daffodils?
can you hear bluebells?
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n.b. The picture shows catkins, or “Lambs’ tails” as my mother knew them when she was growing up in the Fens.
CLP 13/02/2023
on time
seasonal changes
cyclical shifts in orbit
Thames rises and falls
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n.b. Is winter defined by lack of colour, or just the English winter?
CLP 12/02/2023
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