Tag Archives: haiku

Carnival #midnighthaiku

Posted on August 7, 2017 by Sue Vincent

Carnival colours Spangled fur and gossamer Celebrate summer With only the phone to hand, I was kicking myself for leaving the camera at home when the bees came in to the globe thistles. The pollen on their backs, refracting the … Continue reading →

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Monsoon #midnighthaiku

Posted on August 6, 2017 by Sue Vincent

Biblical deluge Forty days and forty nights Great British summer Thunder booms, lightning scores the iron sky. Rain falls in silver rods, drowning the drainage and making rivers of roads. Within minutes, brakes cease to function and every puddle is … Continue reading →

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Missing #midnighthaiku

Posted on August 5, 2017 by Sue Vincent

Abandoned summers Vacant opportunities   Could be evergreen

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Visitor

Posted on August 4, 2017 by Sue Vincent

Visiting tourist Testing the facilities Pool acceptable This young blackbird is a regular visitor to my son’s garden. Ignoring the vast expanse of pond, stream and waterfall, he dives daily into an unused cat-litter tray that the rain fills with … Continue reading →

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Spiral #midnighthaiku

Posted on August 4, 2017 by Sue Vincent

Spiralling within A chalice of great beauty Touched by sunlit tears

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Gypsy

Posted on August 3, 2017 by Sue Vincent

The winds of change blow Refusal or denial Sees no horizon Field scabious…it is not a great name and harks back to the time when the plant was used to treat scabies and the bubonic plague… a tragic history for … Continue reading →

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Open #midnighthaiku

Posted on August 3, 2017 by Sue Vincent

Writing this, I came up against one of those thorny questions in language; how may syllables in ‘hours’? It is not the only word to be so confusing, nor is there any definitive help in the dictionaries. Opinions vary, so … Continue reading →

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Date #midnighthaiku

Posted on August 2, 2017 by Sue Vincent

Last minute grooming Nervous anticipation Tender amusement He arrives first, looking around, watching for her arrival. He is a disreputable, scruffy looking article, unkempt and ungainly. He reminds me of some of my sons’ teenage forays into the more regrettable … Continue reading →

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Serendipity #midnighthaiku

Posted on August 1, 2017 by Sue Vincent
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Ephemera #midnighthaiku

Posted on July 31, 2017 by Sue Vincent

Sweet summer morning Fragrant with present promise Ephemeral dreams Ephemeral dreams Fragile as a butterfly Magical moments Magical moments Flutter in and out of life Sweet summer morning

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