A Haiku For Now...

Lost bee scours garden

Skims by pollen spent flowers

Lost in poetry.

Blossoming Beauty

Blossoming beauty
surrounds, senses spring to life.
The church bell calls time.

I'm thinking poetry - in my garden

Sore eyes sting with tears.
Hyacinths and daffodils,
flood air with pollen.

Haiku for March

Light pierces curtain
Sun rises red, burning gloom
Birds nesting wake me.

Snow

Falling white feathers
Delicately free- fall, then 
Somersault to earth.

Haiku for February

Silent like shadows
Clouds grow crystal raindrops
Hailing winter storms.

December Haiku

White feathers like snow

A sign of peace from above

Scatter growing bulbs.

Still on the autumnal theme of squirrels...

We have a cheeky squirrel and his pal; that run across the fence at the back of our garden. They are quite fast and spirited.

The other day whilst quietly reading in the garden, one made me almost catapult out of my chair! This morning, from my kitchen window whilst doing the washing up; I spied the bigger one digging again, in the downstairs neighbours garden (we live in a first floor flat). Making muddy divots in the grass; like golf clubs do when swung through the air to release the ball - only with it's little paws.

I wrote this haiku last year - thought it worked with this post.

Acorns fill the tree.

Fall down for squirrel’s dinner;

Buried deep in soil.

Fall

October gusts by

Dropping acorns like bullets

Oak tree sheds new life.

Take a walk - inspires a haiku

A signature neck

Sails serenely over lake

Craning out anger.

Happy haiku to you... Autumn brewing early

Today is my birthday. I love September; back to school, lovely sunsets and the scent of change in the air.

Taken last September - down at Milford on Sea, Hampshire.
Beautiful cloud formation; looked like pink marshmallow.

I thought I'd post a haiku. Here is one I wrote last year and used for my coursework. As autumn is approaching seemingly early this year judging by the mist outside right now; I thought this suits the day...

Autumn leaves fall down

Pile up in garden corners;

Blown away by man.

First Ever Haiku (sentimental moment) - Birdsong

Today I went for my first run (jog really) for a year, following an Achilles strain and knee injury last year. I have my special insoles now and the trainers seemed to be OK. I will see how the legs feel tomorrow... I can now only run on grass to protect my joints but running around a field in the park is good enough for me.

On returning I felt refreshed albeit very warm. It is so muggy today. I have just been browsing through a very ancient journal of mine which contains drafts of my first writing started in 2004. Ten years ago seems like forever but when I look through at the roughs, I can see a pattern that I prefer short stories and I have some material there that I am currently working through. At the back of the notebook I had written my very first haiku (2005). I thought it deserved putting on here...

Beautiful chatter

echoing in stereo;

deafening at dawn.

"Poetry Please" submission - Haiku

I sent this over to the Waitrose "Poetry Please" competition. You can find more details on their website here. I originally saw the competition on another writer's blog that I follow; at blogaboutwriting.(some great pointers and excellent posts for writers).

A little girl was a winner (which I think is lovely), along with five other ladies - a competition for all ages. I think my writing style was not quite on the subject they needed... after reading the other lighter pieces which I did enjoy. It's an interesting concept writing for a specific market and I am glad I sent a couple off for a chance. I find it makes a great focus for making one write and the bonus - a tiny chance of maybe winning something.

Here is a haiku that I wrote for this competition for June. Maybe I should have written one about PIMMS  with the tennis on right now (poor Andy - a tough competition this year at Wimbledon.)

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Quintessence drunk by
ladies and gentlemen; ice
and a slice complete. 

Answer = a G&T to which I am quite partial!

Another A215 poetry assessment haiku

I wrote this haiku thinking about 'male grooming' - notably my husband's hair. It was one of my course poems that I submitted for an earlier assessment. I think it went down well; so I thought I'd add it on here.

Still waiting for my final course mark...

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A spiky hedgehog

Fudge gel smoothie on his hair;

Soft vanilla ice.

Nature haiku

I wrote this haiku whilst waiting for a hospital appointment the other day. After four drafts and a final edit tonight I have come up with this...


Sharp like a bee sting
Bramble: thorns prick my finger
As bee draws nectar.

Haiku sending hope

White feathers like snow

A sign of peace from above

Scatter growing bulbs.

Thank You

Those who support me
Encourage and respect me
I thank you dearly.

Frosty Morning Sky

Beautiful sky at sunrise today (well 8.30!)... 

Cloud formation looks a bit like a dragonfly to me