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Month: Feb 2018

The thaw from the North

Feb 28, 2018Feb 27, 2018 gravy

As the sun rises,
the shadow of the house
leads the snow away.

Posted in home, weather, winterTagged Beast from the East, haiku, snow, winter

Record player

Feb 27, 2018Feb 27, 2018 gravy

The needle skates a
thin black track — weaves behind a
tapestry of sound

Posted in home, music, sensationsTagged haiku, music, record player, vinyl

My first present

Feb 26, 2018 gravy

Snow!!
On my birthday —
the world all wrapped up.

Posted in home, mood, nature, weather, winterTagged birthday, haiku, snow

Homeward bound

Feb 25, 2018 gravy

Driving North
the setting sun enters, then leaves
through streaked windows

Posted in Midlands, weather, winterTagged driving, haiku, sunlight, winter

Tomorrow

Feb 24, 2018 gravy

My morning run
postponed again — catching up
on sleep instead

Posted in home, mood, winterTagged haiku, procrastination, running, sleep

Hampton open air pool

Feb 23, 2018Feb 22, 2018 gravy

Night swimming —
steam rises,
I float.

Posted in nature, sensations, water, winterTagged haiku, night swimming, open air swimming, swimming

The Ankerwyke Yew*

Feb 22, 2018Feb 22, 2018 gravy

Two thousand Springs
I’ve seen dear Snowdrop —
still my sap rises.

* This is one of tree oldest trees in the country

Posted in nature, spring, weatherTagged haiku, old trees, Runnymede, snowdrop, spring

Spring morning

Feb 20, 2018Feb 20, 2018 gravy

Warm tea bags
tossed on the compost —
stretching, the worms wake

Posted in food, home, nature, spring, wildlifeTagged compost, haiku, poetry, spring, tea, worms

Egretta garzetta

Feb 19, 2018Feb 19, 2018 gravy

White egret, startled —
why the fuck am I writing
all of these haiku?

Posted in bike, haiku, nature, wildlife, winterTagged bird, haiku, motivation, poetry, wildlife

Excrement

Feb 18, 2018Feb 17, 2018 gravy

On the verge
mounds of fly-tipped litter
and horse shit

Posted in bike, home, nature, wildlife, winterTagged environment, haiku, poetry, rubbish

After her performance

Feb 17, 2018Feb 17, 2018 gravy

Paper flowers,
still on the stage — my
tired ballerina

Posted in children, home, moodTagged ballet, children, haiku, poetry

Off duty

Feb 16, 2018Feb 16, 2018 gravy

After their shift
firemen leaving the yard
in everyday cars

Posted in fire, workTagged everyday, firemen, haiku, poetry

Winter drive

Feb 15, 2018Feb 15, 2018 gravy

Against the windscreen
slushy splats of snow,
heater blowing hard

Posted in sensations, weather, winterTagged driving, haiku, snow, winter

Bronchial tree

Feb 14, 2018Feb 13, 2018 gravy

The oak’s branches
branch in the evening sky —
its wooden lungs bare

Posted in nature, winterTagged haiku, Lungs, Oak, poetry, tree

After a winter ride

Feb 13, 2018Feb 10, 2018 gravy

Scrubbing mud
from all my bike’s crevices,
then from all mine!

Posted in bike, home, winterTagged bike, haiku, mud, poem, poetry, winter

Abandoned nests

Feb 12, 2018Feb 12, 2018 gravy

Last summer’s lean-to:
loose branches, bottles;
above, the birds’ neat knot

Posted in adventure, children, nature, wildlife, winterTagged haiku, nest, poetry

Poetrometry

Feb 11, 2018Feb 10, 2018 gravy

Counting syllables
of all my haiku poems —
over four thousand!

Posted in haikuTagged haiku, poetry, syllables

Winter pond

Feb 10, 2018Feb 10, 2018 gravy1 Comment

Bullrushes,
their heads gently bent
by the snow.

Posted in nature, water, weather, winterTagged haiku, poetry, pond, snow, winter

Dad, where’s the rest of it?

Feb 9, 2018Feb 8, 2018 gravy

Thoughtfully to school
under half the moon,
your mittened hand in mine

Posted in children, home, nature, stars, winterTagged children, haiku, moon, poetry, school, winter

Corvus cornix

Feb 8, 2018Feb 8, 2018 gravy

Stealing through
the pale, hail-filled sky
a crow, hooded.

Posted in nature, wildlife, winterTagged birds, crow, haiku, hail, poetry, winter

Light at the end of the tunnel

Feb 7, 2018Feb 7, 2018 gravy

Slowly the snowdrop
squeezes up through the earth —
ah, fresh air

Posted in nature, winterTagged haiku, nature, poetry, snowdrop, spring, winter

Already an expert

Feb 6, 2018Feb 6, 2018 gravy

Scoffing popcorn —
not practising mindfulness,
just bellyfulness.

Posted in food, sensationsTagged food, haiku, mindfulness, poetry, popcorn

Game of Thornes

Feb 5, 2018Feb 4, 2018 gravy

Mountain biking
in Westeros —
A Dance Of Tyre On Mud

Posted in bike, winterTagged bike, game of thrones, haiku, MTB, mud, poetry

Doing it (mostly) for me

Feb 4, 2018Mar 31, 2018 gravy

I don’t care
if you don’t rate it —
I CREATED!

Posted in haiku, moodTagged comments, creative, feedback, haiku, poetry

Bolt from the blue

Feb 3, 2018Feb 2, 2018 gravy

By the river
waiting for inspiration —
or a kingfisher!

Posted in mood, nature, water, wildlifeTagged haiku, inspiration, kingfisher, nature, poetry, river

RGB

Feb 2, 2018Feb 1, 2018 gravy

Texting in drizzle —
coloured drops on my screen
dissecting pixel

Posted in home, physics, water, weatherTagged color, colour, haiku, phone, poetry, texting, water

Avoiding the limelight

Feb 1, 2018Feb 1, 2018 gravy

Super-Moon —
the reluctant hero hides behind
her cloudy cape

Posted in nature, stars, weather, winterTagged haiku, moon, poetry, supermoon

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