2013 August Haikuwrimo

-21-

four blossoms fall
in reverse –
dancing butterflies


-20-

on the terrace
a dead pigeon...
we suspect fowl play


-19-

playing badminton
a butterfly
chases the shuttlecock


-18-

side by side
two pensioners
rev their scooters


-17-

empty field
the last strands of barley
in the wind


-16-

in the garden
flying dirt
and a dog’s bottom


-15-

morning alarm –
the screeching of a red kite


-14-

sunset on the pier
swallows dance away the day


-13-

a tiny wasps’ nest
crushed
underfoot
old memories
swept away


-12-

swifts chasing
clouds chasing
swifts


-11-

high noon
heads of barley bow low


-10-

squabbling
in next door’s garden
two fat birds


-9-

lavender
in full bloom –
a bee on every stem


-8-

afternoon walk
two dachshunds
dash around


-7-

dawn mist
over the hill
a crow clears its throat


-6-

in the tall grass a cacophony of crickets


-5-

enjoying doughnuts
on the pier
thieving seagulls!


-4-

among the reeds
flashes of electric blue –
dancing damselflies


-3-

a new day...
balloons and flowers
begin to wilt


-2-

breakfast on the terrace
bees flit from flower
to flower


-1-

thunderclouds
split open
by the summer sun