poetry – Page 17 – ColinMylesAuthor

Sleeping dogs – Haiku

asleep by back door
puppy basks in the sunshine
innocent dreamer

the low slipping tide
revealing pebbles and rocks;
dog chasing it's tail

dawn at the seaside
gusting winds and swelling tides
chin tucked into chest

by the side of road
cyclist repairing puncture
rain comes pelting down

kids make sandcastles
adults in sandals with socks
Sunday at the beach

head under the car
white paws extended in sunshine
neighbour's sleepy cat

escaped bronze greyhound
galloping through the village
looks for finishing line

amidst rustling leaves
a blackbird sings his sweet song
balmy evening

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scraggy dull grey clouds
wind has blown the sun away
catch raindrops in palm

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the Angelus bells
three minutes early tonight
anyone notice ?

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balmy southern breeze
caressing each blade of grass
leaves come tumbling down

balmy breeze rustles
through the trees and garden hedges
blackbird's swaying shade

the brisk balmy breeze
races across the swelling sea
shadow dancing leafs

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white butterfly flits
along colourful hedgerow
counting the blossoms

the relentless ants
ascending those steep inclines
a small garden rock

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thin blue twine holding
stainless steel bin to rusted gate
water for the horses

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The proof copy for the paperback version of my new haiku collection arrived today. This is my second collection. Here is a haiku from the book.

waxing crescent moon
hanging over the rooftops
dishes drying on rack

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