Autumn Haiku
in V formation
five ducks on a mission
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October cold
clings to trees, houses,
throat and nose.
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autumn’s chill
turns the sycamore
a firey red
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a sudden burst of cackles –
magpies at my window
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a hungry magpie
pecks the ground;
why do you answer, worm?
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into the wood:
urban commotion
suddenly silenced
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a pair of ducks
keep company
under the bridge
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crunchy autumn leaves:
pedestrian’s delight
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old oak and I -
knotted bark
and wrinkled brow
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morning rain:
four ducks laughing
on the lawn
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October morning:
dewdrops slip
on spider strings
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fire alarm at dawn:
dressing gowns float
in mist
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autumn morning –
treetops disappear
in the mist
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a youngster plays
in the road –
grey squirrel
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falling shapes at my window:
bomber magpies
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foxes at midnight
scream
like children
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a gang of ducks
creating a racket
at my window
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two friends
cycle and laugh
in the rain
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sucking up leaves, these workers
take away my autumn
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rustling bush –
squirrel’s tail
disappears
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waiting for buses
and watching leaves
fall
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breathing clouds
into a clear blue sky –
autumn afternoon
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parading round the river bend
a whole troop of ducks!
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the sun peeps through water droplets
on my window
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three students
scuffle in the leaves
collecting conkers
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on the lake
fountains shoot up
amid soaring seagulls
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magpie thief
taking the squirrel’s
freshly buried nuts
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where did I put that conker?
squirrel among the leaves
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midnight:
the howling of dogs
and fireworks
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two leaves
nestle together
on the bench
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the tree grows thin and bare
as squirrels feast below
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at the window
a glowing grin
snuffed out
