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Swallows assembling
preparing for their journey;
when will they return? |
Cool air, warm river;
mist spreads across the meadow,
a ghostly blanket. |
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Rain in the morning;
a break in the clouds lets in
gold-rimmed shafts of light. |
Autumn winds and rain;
leaves torn wildly from the trees
heralding winter. |
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Bright sun on the waves -
a stiff breeze snatches the foam
hurling it inland. |
Spatter of water,
sound of powerful wing beats -
swans taking to flight. |
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Clouds break after rain;
the evening sun casts strange light
under darkened sky. |
Pines line the high ridge;
behind them the full moon’s disc
silhouettes branches. |
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A silent passage
pale on the edge of vision;
the barn owl hunting. |
First snow on the hills -
how much more will follow it
before spring again? |
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Clouds drift on the hills
clothing and baring the tops.
Fresh snow where they pass. |
Sunlight on the fells;
bracken golden, forest dark
or autumn russet. |
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A blanket of snow;
small birds avidly crowding
the swinging nut cage. |
Snow on the mountains;
shifting patterns of shadow
pointing the contours. |
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The valley snowbound;
the lake-head hills mantled in white,
contrast blue shadows. |
Clouds in the sunlight,
towering on the hill tops,
seem Andean heights. |
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Tail proudly erect,
nose thrust cold into my palm;
a loving feline. |
Forsythia bloom
a golden bank against stone
in the Spring sunshine. |
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A breeze stirs the leaves,
cherry blossom strews the ground -
such short-lived beauty! |
Gently rippled sea;
a pathway of fractured light
leads towards the moon. |
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Azalea bloom
gleams vivid against dark leaves,
an image of flame. |
A distant clamour,
a ragged V overhead;
geese heading northwards. |
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Hot sun and cool drink,
sandwiches by the river -
summer has arrived. |
Tall spikes of foxglove
shades of purple and rich cream;
a bee seeks nectar. |
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The rose has blossomed
from bud to full-blown beauty;
petals softly fall. |
The sun sinks seaward
red amid shades of turquoise;
clouds flare into gold. |
Peter D. Wilson
Completed June 2001
Copyright © 2001
