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A short life

Posted on August 5, 2021 by yamey
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With wings of colour

A life so very brief

The butterfly takes rest

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Winds of change

Posted on August 3, 2021 by yamey
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Cambridge, England

As with opinions

It turns as the wind moves

The humble weathervane

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Along the canal

Posted on July 31, 2021 by yamey
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Foxton on The Grand Union Canal

Passing the bridge

The swan swims serenely

Along the manmade channel

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The cat on a sack

Posted on July 26, 2021 by yamey
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With paws crossed

Curled up on a sack of compost

A cat naps serenely

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Book lover’s paradise

Posted on July 24, 2021 by yamey
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From floor to ceiling

Crammed full of pre-loved books

A reader’s paradise

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A tasty salad haiku. Just add olive oil.

Posted on July 21, 2021 by yamey
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a basil plant in flower

Ripe tomatoes

And a shower of basil leaves

Add mozarella

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A source of illumination

Posted on July 18, 2021 by yamey
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Tate Britain, London

Light shining downward

Bright and high above my head

A glazed dome indeed

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Candid

Posted on July 13, 2021 by yamey
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Godolphin House, Helston, Cornwall

What can be seen

When you peer secretly through

A small hole in the wall.

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Weather forecast

Posted on June 26, 2021 by yamey
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Some folk say that

When cows lie down on the ground

Rain is in the offing

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Rail and water

Posted on June 24, 2021 by yamey
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Grand Union Canal near Great Bedwyn in Wiltshire

Train rushing past

The moor’d disus’d canal narrow boat

Such is progress

The advent of railways in the early 19th century rendered Britain’s canal system largely redundant

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