new moon
in dark December
a frozen vaccine
.
.
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day’s end – – haiku
day’s end
an hour of sun
below the clouds
.
.
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glimpses – – haiku
glimpses of light
amid drifting clouds
an end in sight
.
.
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cotton batten – – haiku
cotton batten sky
the sapphire brooch
forgotten
.
.
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Aside: ‘cotton batten’ rolls off my tongue, but my Canadian Oxford tells me that a more common North American version (especially outside Canada) is ‘cotton batting’.
winter sun – – haiku
winter sun . . .
jewels sparkle
in the frost
.
.
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pouring rain – – haiku
pouring rain . . .
the glow of
juniper tips
.
.
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this morning
This morning I say hello to the moon and dance to “An Oscar Peterson Christmas”.
jazz
between the lines
of an ear worm
.
.
https://youtu.be/Rt-NLayvUvA
(tip: listen past the song for the improv)
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high moon – – haiku
high moon
the last warmth of autumn
in the oven
.
.
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striped seeds – – haiku
striped seeds . . .
a flurry of
black cap chickadees
.
.
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Black cap chickadee by larrydoucet on Pixabay
juniper grove – – haiku
juniper grove. . .
autumn colours layer
wilted grasses
.
.
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