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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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Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged blog, blogger, blogging, cattle, cows, folklore, ground, haiku, haiku and photography, meteorology, prediction, rain, weather | 1 Reply

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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Swans and cygnets

Posted on June 21, 2021 by yamey
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To me they look alike

The swan’s grey cygnets

But I am sure they’re not

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Dandelion

Posted on June 18, 2021 by yamey
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Geometric in form

Reproductive in purpose

A head of seeds

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Dragonfly

Posted on June 13, 2021 by yamey
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Landing on a leaf

But for a brief moment

An insect of beauty

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Identity crisis

Posted on June 9, 2021 by yamey
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Head in the air

My house on my back

Am I tort-oise or terra-pin?

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Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged animal, blog, blogger, blogging, chiswick house, haiku, haiku and photography, identity, london, reptile, terrapin, tortoise | Leave a reply

Special effects

Posted on June 7, 2021 by yamey
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Do not scream yet

I know it looks terrifying

It’s not what it seems

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Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged blog, blogger, blogging, fear, haiku, haiku and photography, horror, illusion, london, paddington, special effects, television, terror | Leave a reply

On top of the house

Posted on June 4, 2021 by yamey
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Top of a building

Like the crown of human skull

Let’s call it a dome

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Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged architecture, blog, blogger, blogging, dome, haiku, haiku and photography, london, roof, skull | 1 Reply

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