─ haiku
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Autumn sun
River as mirror
Walkable
Tiny red fruits
Speckle the yew-tree branches,
Lighten the morning.
Watercolour sun
Absorbs the grey tones
Of winter clouds.
Walking in the park,
Black clouds accessorise
The girl’s pink shoes.
Chestnuts under foot,
Nature’s broken necklace
Of brown beads.
The blackbird’s eye
Targets autumn berries,
Shiny black and red.
The spaniel’s presence
Excites the low-flying birds,
Pleases a cold eye.
A jackdaw pecks
A tiny tinfoil package –
For food or a fix?
The newly cut grass
Inhales the sycamore’s shadow,
Exhales spring.
Asleep on blue ground,
A white moon matches the snow.
There is no sound.
A waxing sun seals
The poet’s self-image
In blinding gold.