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I am all adrift
Without a prompt to guide me
Indecisiveness.
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Bright amber pine sap
Shining solid on the trunk
Until you touch it.
#dailyhaikuprompt - pine sap
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Another day done
The world pauses at moon rise
Another night starts.
#dailyhaikuprompt - moon rise
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North, South, East, and West
These are the cardinal points
That define our world.
#dailyhaikuprompt - cardinal
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Fly the flag for flour
The building block of bakers
Together we rise!
#dailyhaikuprompt - flour
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The full moon gazes
On a night chill with promise
Of much cooler days.
#dailyhaikuprompt - night chill
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Nature's fresh bounty
Apples hanging from the tree
Crispy crimson fruit.
#dailyhaikuprompt - crimson
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There’s too much Noise
All I hear is screeching noise
And it’s choking me
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What are those birds called?
I did not know the answer
So I said "Juncos."
#dailyhaikuprompt - juncos
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Red makes me anxious
Yellow leaves me feeling ill
Green is so calming.
#dailyhaikuprompt - yellow leaves
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We call them mittens
But to cats they're better known
As dagger scabbards.
#dailyhaikuprompt - mittens
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The moon is jealous
Of the North's fresh snow cover
Gleaming silver bright.
#dailyhaikuprompt - moon
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In life it is true
What we cannot just enjoy
We must then endure.
#dailyhaikuprompt - endure
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A thin rime of frost
Forms along the edge of leaves
Nature's jewellery.
#dailyhaikuprompt - frost
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A very cold night
Is endurable if you
Have enough lap cats.
#dailyhaikuprompt - cold night
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No one cheers for sleet
Neither song nor poetry
Lauds wet, stinging ice.
#dailyhaikuprompt - sleet
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The grain in the wood
Provides strength and direction
Evidence of growth.
#dailyhaikuprompt - grain
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Take boiling water
Add leaves from a mountain shrub
Suits me to a tea.
#dailyhaikuprompt - tea
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A little known fact
Carp grow to suit their pond size
As do some of us.
#dailyhaikuprompt - carp
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Hunter's moon to mark
The final act of harvest
And end of summer.
#dailyhaikuprompt - hunter's moon
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On this Hallowe'en
The foggy mist arises
To shroud the living.
#dailyhaikuprompt - foggy
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Shirt, sweater, scarf, mitts
Underneath the winter coat
Now I have to pee.
#dailyhaikuprompt - winter coat
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The high tide washes
All the remnants of today
Into tomorrow.
#dailyhaikuprompt - high tide
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Cold frozen marshland
Withered reeds and solid fens
No songbirds today.
#dailyhaikuprompt - withered reeds
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I'm sentimental
In a sickly sweet manner
But hardly maudlin.
#dailyhaikuprompt - maudlin
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While raking I heard
Laughter carried on the wind
Along with the leaves.
#dailyhaikuprompt - laughter
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These neeps and tatties:
Turnip mashed with potato
Will outlast winter.
#dailyhaikuprompt - turnip
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These empty farm fields
Desolate in appearance
Open for gleaning.
#dailyhaikuprompt - desolate
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A sparrow shelters
Neatly tucked beneath the eaves
In a borrowed nest.
#dailyhaikuprompt - eaves
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The yellowing ad
Left too long in the window
A future long past.
#dailyhaikuprompt - yellowing
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About this diner:
There's sea bass on the menu
But not on the plate.
#dailyhaikuprompt - sea bass
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Whirling frost patterns
Such delicate tracery
Now scrape the windshield.
#dailyhaikuprompt - frost
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As the weather shifts
And the coolness settles in
Our thoughts turn to Spring.
#dailyhaikuprompt - coolness
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Reflected ripples
Dapple the cottage ceiling
On a fall weekend.
#dailyhaikuprompt - dapple
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The signpost read HALT
As if for a bus or train
So there he waited.
#dailyhaikuprompt - halt
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Fright on the dark stairs
Something crushes underfoot
A surprise toy mouse.
#dailyhaikuprompt - fright
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Walnuts in the tree
Are suddenly on the ground
Thonk, whump, whack, kerplunk.
#dailyhaikuprompt - walnuts
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Watching empires fall
Following figures in flames
It's fireplace TV.
#dailyhaikuprompt - fireplace
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It's not October
So why do I hear footsteps
In an empty house?
#dailyhaikuprompt - footsteps
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More than just a drink
A rare opportunity
The chance to imbibe.
#dailyhaikuprompt - imbibe
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I cannot conceive
Attempting this endeavour
Unless it has 'u'.
#dailyhaikuprompt - endeavor
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Dinner on the grill
Salmon on a cedar plank
Salad on the side.
#dailyhaikuprompt - salmon
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Eat the ripe pear now
Before angry wasps find it
And make themselves drunk.
#dailyhaikuprompt - pear
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Having stored their green
Withered grass perennials
Will appear next Spring.
#dailyhaikuprompt - withered grass
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When sunlight turns dim
And the weather turns chilly
Turn up your collar.
#dailyhaikuprompt - chilly
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I can only guess
They had a needle to hide
And used a haystack.
#dailyhaikuprompt - haystack
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Gimme the hot tea
The gossip, the news, the view
Fill my empty cup.
#dailyhaikuprompt - hot tea
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A vibrant orange
Succumbs to a somber brown
Autumn settles in.
#dailyhaikuprompt - somber
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Everything can be
Made much better or worse by
Building a bonfire.
#dailyhaikuprompt - bonfire
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The summer party
Grown weary with the weather
Yearns for cooler climes.
#dailyhaikuprompt - grown
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Stacked incautiously
I open the pantry door
To a wild cascade.
#dailyhaikuprompt - cascade
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Thanks for the invite
I'm afraid I must decline
It gets dark early.
#dailyhaikuprompt - decline
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Frosty fingers touch
The delicate leaves and grapes
Withering on the vine.
#dailyhaikuprompt - withering
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Laggard sunrise glow
Appears later each morning
Winter is coming.
#dailyhaikuprompt - glow
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Rake most of the leaves
But leave some in snug corners
For nesting insects.
#dailyhaikuprompt - rake
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The stalks stand withered
Spent from producing bounty
Ready for compost.
#dailyhaikuprompt - withered
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The sun has risen
Morning tasks are completed
It's time for a nap.
#dailyhaikuprompt - morning
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The Norwegian Blue
Prefers kipping on its back
Pine for the fjords.
#dailyhaikuprompt - pine
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Mushrooms on old logs
A comforting reminder
New life follows death.
#dailyhaikuprompt - mushrooms
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Watch "The White Lotus"
It's excellent instruction
How not to behave.
#dailyhaikuprompt - lotus
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You know what they say:
There may be snow on the roof
But it hides the rust.
#dailyhaikuprompt - rust
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Orchids root in trees
To take their place in the sun
Beauty hits the heights.
#dailyhaikuprompt - orchids
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What is a classic
Traditions are sometimes kept
Without good reason.
#dailyhaikuprompt - classic
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Browsing in the glade
Deer gather in the sunlight
Turning tail on fall.
#dailyhaikuprompt - deer
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Bright white winter moon
Gives the lustre of midday
To objects below.
#dailyhaikuprompt - winter moon
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It's a life of ease
When every task is complete
Which never happens.
#dailyhaikuprompt - ease
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You know the secret
When spelling "Chrysanthemums"
Is that "Mums" the word.
#dailyhaikuprompt - chrysanthemums
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An apple a day
Keeps the doctor awaiting
Proof of insurance.
#dailyhaikuprompt - apple
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A mind full of snow
The memory of first snow
And dreams of last snow.
#dailyhaikuprompt - first snow
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Ponderous pumpkin
Behold its orange glory
Lourd Gourd Almighty.
#dailyhaikuprompt - pumpkin
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The fitted mask slips
Uncovering social woes
And I am exposed.
#dailyhaikuprompt - mask
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Everyone should know
STEM is the vital support
On which the Arts bloom.
#dailyhaikuprompt - stem
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The cycle concludes:
Seed sprout flower fruit harvest
Then begins again.
#dailyhaikuprompt - harvest
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The fading sunlight
Is held a little longer
By the bright white snow.
#dailyhaikuprompt - fading
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The crunch of the leaves
As I crisply cross the street
Autumn underfoot.
#dailyhaikuprompt - crunch
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Hop around the puddle
Unlike the youthful habit
Jumping into them.
#dailyhaikuprompt - puddle
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Cleaning the fireplace
Creosote, soot, ash and dust
Ignite memories.
#dailyhaikuprompt - fireplace
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The vivid colour
Of the leaves in fall change once
The leaves have fallen.
#dailyhaikuprompt - vivid
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Born astride a grave
With only one life to live
We must make it count.
#dailyhaikuprompt - grave
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My father said once
They just had turnips to eat.
Now I understand.
#dailyhaikuprompt - turnips
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"They're harmful," he said
As he tossed the plastic straw
Off of the cruise ship.
#dailyhaikuprompt - straw
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Harvest and enjoy
Can the rest for the winter
Sunshine on a shelf.
#dailyhaikuprompt - harvest
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The barnyard erupts
As geese squabble over corn
'Til each have their fill.
#dailyhaikuprompt - geese
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The finest clear day
Is not one with fine weather
But one with clear thoughts.
#dailyhaikuprompt - clear day
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Dense and thirsty roots
Willow binds the river bank
Keeps its footing sure.
#dailyhaikuprompt - willow
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