25
A cold coming we
did not have, since climate change –
and I spilt the myrrh
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24
A dog of war howls
Shepherd’s Purse shoots up through tar
A baby’s first cry
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23
Mary’s left shoulder
Through the vast swathes of torso
Connects to right leg
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22
Angels rivening –
Hark! Surprised shepherd looks up
Thin sheep pull the grass
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21
My back lengthens and –
What’s that knocking? Watcha want?
Well, there’s the garage….
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20
Cracks in the rubble
That light, getting in again
A scent of lilies
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19
The earth underfoot
a carpet of pine needles
Head rises, neck free
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18
Space and time meet here
In the field a scurrying
Stops. Big sky. A wave!
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17
All things come to those
who wait; the grass grows daughter….
Fuck that. She runs off.
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16
Lying on my back
It grows big and strong and free
And I do nothing
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15
But I want this one
It’s top of my bucket list!
Lower lip sticks out.
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14
Wide space on both sides
I see what comes towards me
Arms open as wings
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13
Donkey kicks heels – yay!
We’re off! Sad face. Left behind
for more stable beast
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12
My back lengthening
knees two mountains rising up
Ant on the landscape
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11
Lion is starting
to slouch towards Bethlehem
Bombs come thick and fast
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10
Nine o’clock and five
Shoes thunder over the bridge
Thames rises and falls
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9
I walk quietly.
The road is empty of cars –
Brring! Here comes the bike.
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8
A darkling daybreak
the hardy thrush is singing
a frozen twig snaps
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7
A roaring siren
Wind whips past the face – look out!
Beetle legs creep on.
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6
Already tinsel –
The circus has come to town –
hangs on the pine tree
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5
The neck frees the head
rises to lengthen the back
my feet find the floor.
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4
Trekking that Star with
camels from Orien Tar
Burp! Melchior sighs
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3
William Blake’s tyger
burning brightly by his grave.
Pigeons look nervous
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2
Spine of the city
pointing skywards from deep roots
nestling round the tube.
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1
A seed in a pot
Cold sunlight through the window
Kettle boils for tea.
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The pictures I put up on Facebook to entice friends to find the haiku on my website. They’re not in order and four are missing…..can you work out which went with which haiku? New Year Quiz! I wrote the haiku before choosing the picture.
