Winter haiku
Frost glitters on the road;
An arc of hills ablaze with lights;
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There was an old codger from Shere(1)
Who said to his wife “Have no fear”
When I think it’s all over, I’ll go down to Dover
And jump off the end of the pier
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Aldeburgh
Where earth, sea and sky conjoin
and hedged about with banks of shingle
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Santubong (1)
Beautiful the turquoise bay,
Beautiful the emerald mountains,
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In the early mist
Distant hills & clouds;
One cannot tell them apart.
(Kent Dec.2 2004)
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Winter Haiku
Winter haiku
Frost glitters on the road;
An arc of hills ablaze with lights;
How long these icy winter nights.
Like a sudden oasis
In the grey, cold street,
The greengrocer’s stall.
A filigree of green and gold
The twigs and branches of this bare tree
Lit by the winter sun.
Pale January sunshine
Brings relief
To the shivering palms.
In a distant desert the din of war
But here the cheerful woodpecker
Drums Spring’s arrival.
2003