two power lines 

wireless and pylonesque 

Sun warms the skyline 

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sula sopu 

sähkövoiman takana 

auringon mahti 

Senryu Collection Vol.IV

A collection of senryu, mostly published on Twitter (@haikuinen) in response to various poetry promts. My thanks go to the people who take the time to provide these prompts.
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http://twitter.com/Haikuinen

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in the park
dog exercising his man
both out of breath
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needle on the floor
you can almost hear
the haystack fall
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a grey afternoon
stuck on the sofa
the remote and I
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stickers in their backs
lapwings are back for summer
return to sender
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anticipation
all eyes on the bus stop
look the same way
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uneasy kitchen
my strained relationship
with the colander
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Fibonacci knew
beauty in mathematics
and nature alike
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mysteries of life
sometimes need considering
the fridge light!
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small blessings
it takes two to tango
but one to solo
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it's pi day
let's celebrate like it's
three point one four
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politicians
can affect your blood pressure
listen with care
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every morning
regular as clockwork
I miss the bus
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anyway, Anakin-
may the weak force be with you
said the lepton
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busy day topped with
the ultimate luxury
prospect of sleep
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first world problems
the long dark seconds waiting
for the green light
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ninety
middle azimuth degrees
number of the East
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numb and number
wrinklies anesthetised by
single malt
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copper carbonate
more substance than content
unless it's happy
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it was so nearly
apples and pears to heaven
but Plant wasn't cockney
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sunday afternoon
toast with apricot jelly
a nice cup of tea
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troubled waters
the sailing just got tougher
can you pour the oil
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crunch in my teeth
cookery skills showcased
al dente radish
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promotions
one day come to a head
field marshal Pepper
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I am by the pond
with the proverbial frog
who will leap?
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leap day by the pond
no prizes for guessing
what the frog did
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the pond and the frog
there's got to be another
pun about "leap"!
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frog with its thoughts
sitting by the haiku pond
after leap day
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winter dealt with
deconstruct the spring
and you'll have summer
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tomorrow I shall
leap into the unknown
or March
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celebrate pi and
divide circumference
by diameter!
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river ferry chugs
on the edge of the ice
city ducks quack
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sorsat kyttävä
föri kulkke mihe lie
toispual jokke?
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I take my essay
to the teacher and say
mark those words
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is it worth knowing
a letdown or sheer bliss
the meaning of life
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for all I know
the sound of moon's silence
is in the air
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madness of March hares
boxing like Rocky Balboa?
not convinced
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the frog by the pond
doesn't need to square it
just jumps in
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misunderstanding
there isn't any need for
a square peg
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paint your words
on an imprisoned moment
unchain a river
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moors and mills
worlds apart but together
with matchstick men
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allergic to cats?
that's just schadenfreude.
bless you!
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an old man
zimmer frame as a seat
gets up and runs off
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for every action
an opposite reaction
so why be civil?
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Newton's fourth law
he came up scratching his head:
"don't like them apples"
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law society's law:
every action has makings
of a class action
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someone's haven
from the snow-clad chimney
a twist of smoke
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you can't always trust
a teacher to write much sense
not by a long chalk
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I cannot resist
pull of the magnetic North
Arctic winters rule!
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star after star
the night sky lights up
despite Earth Hour
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written
at back of a postage stamp
a haiku
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little or large
the ticket to the morning
a dose of coffee
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the words that spew out
never designed as weapons
but handle with care
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wandering fox 

on the blue waves of snow 

its tracks surf 

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maaliskuun metsä 

lumen siniset aallot 

ja ketun polku 

look to the future 

to warm and sunny days 

greener grass 

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nietosmiete - 

pääsiäinen takana 

elämä edessä 

echoes of the past 

recorded on pristine snow 

melting memories 

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lumen tallenne 

menneisyyden jäljet 

kevät sulattaa 

Arctic haven 

overwintering swans 

in flowing water 

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joutsenten talvi 

mukavuuksiin kuuluu 

juokseva vesi 

you never know 

who's behind the window 

on Good Friday 

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pitkäperjantain 

arvovieras ikkunan 

takana 

is it Easter, yet? 

asking for someone else 

who is ready 

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kysyvä katse 

onko jo pääsiäinen? 

valmiina ollaan 

abandoned lake 

the moon falls into a gap 

between the trees 

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autio järvi 

kuu puiden väliin 

kapsahtaa 

layers of trees 

climbing from lake to fell 

none conquer the top 

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puut matkalla 

järveltä tunturille 

valloitus vain jää 

in Arctic winter 

all that the barn knows 

birches, snow and sky 

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ladon talvi 

lunta, koivuja, taivas 

siinä kaikki 

from blue to pink 

ski tracks to the moon 

over frosty ground 

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kuuset jängällä 

hiihtäjän matka ehkä 

kuuhun kapsahtaa 

summer's remains 

hanging on to frosty birch 

at winter's end 

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koivussa riippuu 

jäiset kesän rippeet 

talven loppuun 

a weeping birch 

stands out from happy pines 

despite frosty veil 

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riippakoivu 

mäntyjen keskellä 

huurteessa kaikki 

tranquil drama 

reindeer's tracks pass under 

shadow of spruce 

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kuusen varjot 

elävää kuvaa Lapin

lumihangella 

the old barn 

weathered in Arctic climes 

stands its ground 

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ladon kulma 

jaksaa tehdä työnsä 

vain kattoa vailla 

Haiku collection Vol. IV

A collection of my haiku, mostly drawn up from my 

Twitter posts - @haikuinen - https://twitter.com/Haikuinen

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from the thin blue air

angel of the Arctic lands

a white ptarmigan

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windy beach - 

holding up the grey sky

a child's kite

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a flock of starlings 

dart nowhere with jittery

impossible loops

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squirrel, trunk, branch

running comes to a head

jump, next tree

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cold white blanket

under Arctic moonlight

pines hibernate

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flying in

dragging with it a grey mist

a red kite

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the sun turns up

woodland bathes in evening light

barn owl snoozes on

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the light brigade

every day has extra

spring sunlight

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a lone fly

trapped between window panes

in search of summer

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promise of summer

the sun hangs from the skies

longer and longer

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beguiling prospect

crisp fresh snow on the ground

angel free

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cloudless night

forecast suggests a prospect

of a morning!

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morse code of spring

woodpecker's rattle transmits:

I long for my mate

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colour in the snow

curious snowdrops ask

is it spring yet?

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blue tit and squirrel

a vote by the bird table

the squirrel lost

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woodpecker

with a thought for the future

stores a cone

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owl does the maths

eying up a field mouse

I've got your number

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should they remember

the daffodils will appear

winter be gone

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the city ski tracks

and winter light in their prime

unexpected joy

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bus stop at dawn

the crunch of ice under boot

confirms it's March

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hibernating beach

cleared by bitter March winds

Sun's holiday

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a lone reindeer

saunters across the felltop

my soul under hoof

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the bitter end

of this winter is nigh

sweet spring alive

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the green man

counting leaves on the ground

by the church wall

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grey weather changing

blue sky and sun barge in

birdsong amplifies

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snowdrops pushing up

the most ardent supporters

of the spring

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on a pine branch

squirrel stands perfectly still

how much longer?

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robin by the pond

knows not that it can find

beauty in itself

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raindrops on snow

blasphemy for lovers of

the Arctic winter

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spring and ravens

both are in the Arctic air

airborne stunt duo

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pining for a friend

a grey-headed woodpecker

befriends a pine

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woken by birdsong

blackbird under my window

a morning minstrel

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squirrel on a branch

a regular pause to check

its world is all right

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intricate paths

through the arctic winter air

raven's dayjob

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wandering squirrel

hesitation followed by

a burst of speed

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snowy apple tree

postbox tied to the trunk

letters its fruit

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slow snowflakes drift

a crow on a birch branch

tends to its feathers

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migrating swans

get cold feet with the frost

turn back to South

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walk in the park

a classic Sunday bite 

washed down with rain

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squirrel's hops painted 

the spring sun glistens 

through snowy birches

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silent treatment

blackbird buttons up until

the magpie scarpers

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I disturb

a flock of canada geese

honks fill the air

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misty evening

rain too frail to yield to

gravity

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spring's first swan

flies side by side with my

imagination

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up North

frost sharpens your senses

grim or not

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rain instead of snow

Arctic winter's message

lost in translation

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a miscellany

of last summer's leaves

nature's lost and found

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a robin lands on

pine needles' icy glaze

two dazzlers

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small dog

hyperactive cat

yelp

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catlike aplomb

snail drops off a leaf

vanishes in shell

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spring rage

woodpecker going berserk

drumming the lamp post

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rage against the cliff

ocean waves showing off

gull drifts serenely

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resilient snail

past a thousand dead leaves

its path picked

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unjust fairness

both swan and refinery

mirrored by the lake

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no leaf unturned

winter winds and bookworms

with the same idea

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sentinel of spring

head of a snowdrop through

the white livery

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one of those days

when you can feel the fog

serve it in soup bowl

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no head or tail 
hare's path saved in the snow 
of ancient forest 

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jäniksen tie 

jäljet metsän lumeen 

tallennetut 

against odds and snow 

a battle from early years 

pine's many Mondays 

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männyn maanantai 

talvet Lapin jängällä 

karu nuoruus 

spring postponed by 

a chilly Arctic morning 

frost on hare's nose 

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kevät viipyy 

jäinen jäniksen kuono 

todisteena 

white branches 

hear the freezing water 

babbling black brook 

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villi vesi 

jäätymättä jää 

veden voimaa 

windswept and sun-kissed 

the fells taking it all in 

in their stride 

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tuulen muokkaaman 

tunturin lumipeitteen 

aurinko silaa 

soft white snow 

under lilac Northern skies 

crisp ice on the ground 

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Lapin pastellit 

pehmeä lumipeite 

alla kova jää 

Botaiku collection Vol.I

"Botaiku" are haiku or senryu on the theme of botany or gardening. Mine are written mostly in response to prompts by a great guy on Twitter going by the handles @TheBotaiku and @CnstantGardener - thanks!

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a raindrop attack

orchids shake in terror

nature's drive-by

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foxgloves in the wind

nature's impeccable bells

a damselfly soars

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moving carefully

like a jay in a thorn tree

january sun

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in search of sunshine

the vine climbs ever higher

a stout believer

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the hibiscus knows

after the darkest of nights

the sun will still rise

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the long twining stem

in support of mute bells

poor man's ginseng

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an old greenhouse

sunshine reflects from the glass

a robin takes off

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sunshine looking

for a garden to garnish

please let it be mine

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trying to claw back

the vine after a hailstorm

soothing sunshine

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daylight trespassing

the church turns the other cheek

ivy's steeple climb

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a midsummer boost

fragnance of damiana

lands with the breeze

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a vision in blue

bilberries ripe for a pie

heaven's scent

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I'll send yer bones

to Davy Jones' locker

you evil plant, yarrr!

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sunflowers bloom

yellow brightens up the view

salt of the earth

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change in job title

"head of mucking about"

ousts gardener

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palm leaf's shadow

like a fan of dark feathers

tickling my foot

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purple foxglove

flowers in shipshape rows

a calm evening

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March sunset

the sky has coloured its hair

with beetroot

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daffodils in snow

no one said it was easy

yet spring triumphs