Haiku a Day

Saturday, March 31, 2018

March 31, 2018

A living rainbow,
walking beauty, showstopper-
peacock in sunshine.


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Labels: art, beautiful, beauty, bird, British Columbia, Canada, farm, haiku, micropoetry, natural beauty, nature, peacock, photography, poem, poetry, rainbow, sunny, Victoria, west coast, writer

Friday, March 30, 2018

March 30, 2018

Jolly spring flowers,
tiny bouquet brightens day-
blue can be happy.



Posted by April J.E. Gilliland at 10:21 No comments:
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Labels: art, beauty, bouquet, flower, flowers, garden, gardening, grape hyacinth, haiku, micropoetry, natural beauty, nature, pansies, pansy, photography, poem, poetry, spring, violet, writing

Thursday, March 29, 2018

March 29, 2018

Tiny stowaway,
raspberry vessel now your
coffin- sweet, sweet death.


Posted by April J.E. Gilliland at 10:48 No comments:
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Labels: art, beauty, beetle, British Columbia, Canada, fruit, haiku, insect, macro, micropoetry, natural beauty, nature, photography, poem, poetry, raspberry, Scott Adams, Victoria, west coast, writer

Wednesday, March 28, 2018

March 28, 2018

Another moody
spring day stretches before me-
brooding clouds and sea.


Posted by April J.E. Gilliland at 10:45 No comments:
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Labels: art, beauty, British Columbia, Canada, cloudy day, haiku, micropoetry, natural beauty, nature, photography, poem, poetry, sea, sky, spring, trees, Victoria, west coast, writer, writing

Tuesday, March 27, 2018

March 27, 2018

A spring pick-me-up,
a pot full of pansies- bright
faces despite rain.


Posted by April J.E. Gilliland at 09:33 No comments:
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Labels: art, beauty, flower, flowers, gardening, haiku, micropoetry, natural beauty, nature, pansies, pansy, photography, plants, poem, poetry, rainy day, spring, writing

Monday, March 26, 2018

March 26, 2018

New addition, to
kitchen is blue- rainy days
I feel this way too.


Posted by April J.E. Gilliland at 13:12 No comments:
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Labels: art, beauty, flower, flowers, gardening, haiku, indoor plants, micropoetry, natural beauty, nature, photography, plants, poem, poetry, rainy day, spring, violet, writing

Sunday, March 25, 2018

March 25, 2018

Sunday morning, sweet
beginning with blueberry
pancakes- weekend’s end.


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Labels: art, beauty, breakfast, British Columbia, brunch, Canada, delicious, food, haiku, homemade, micropoetry, pancakes, photography, poem, poetry, Victoria, weekend, west coast, writer, writing

Saturday, March 24, 2018

March 24, 2018

This Saturday sun,
makes it a breeze to have fun-
weekend’s just begun.


Posted by April J.E. Gilliland at 10:43 2 comments:
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Friday, March 23, 2018

March 23, 2018

Winter turns to spring,
with them sun primroses bring-
summer’s on their wings.


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Labels: art, beauty, flower, flowers, garden, gardening, haiku, March, micropoetry, natural beauty, nature, photography, poem, poetry, primroses, seasons, spring, spring flowers, sun, writing

Thursday, March 22, 2018

March 22, 2018

On grey rainy days,
soft spring blossoms seem to say-
soon it will be May.


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Labels: art, beauty, blossoms, flower, flowers, garden, gardening, haiku, March, micropoetry, natural beauty, nature, photography, poem, poetry, rain, rainy day, spring, spring flowers, writing

Wednesday, March 21, 2018

March 21, 2018

Gazing up at blue
skies through snowy blossoms- spring
is finally here.


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Labels: art, beauty, blossoms, flower, flowers, garden, gardening, haiku, March, micropoetry, natural beauty, nature, photography, poem, poetry, spring, spring flowers, sun, walk, writing

Tuesday, March 20, 2018

March 20, 2018

After scarlet, but
before gold, orange rules the
horizon- sunrise.


Posted by April J.E. Gilliland at 10:18 No comments:
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Labels: art, beautiful, beauty, British Columbia, Canada, haiku, micropoetry, morning, natural beauty, nature, photography, poem, poetry, sky, sunrise, Victoria, view, west coast, writer, writing

Monday, March 19, 2018

March 19, 2018

Sunrise is a time
for the birds and the babies-
nature’s alarm clock.


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Labels: art, babies, beautiful, beauty, British Columbia, Canada, haiku, micropoetry, moms, morning, natural beauty, nature, photography, poem, poetry, sunrise, Victoria, west coast, writer, writing

Sunday, March 18, 2018

March 18, 2018

Quince peers though window
at it's old home- is crystal
vase a gilded cage?



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Labels: art, beauty, bouquet, flower, flowers, garden, gardening, haiku, March, micropoetry, natural beauty, nature, photography, poem, poetry, quince, spring, spring flowers, winter, writing

Saturday, March 17, 2018

March 17, 2018

I’d rather sleep, but
baby’s morning song rises-
snatched glimpse of beauty.


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Labels: art, babies, beautiful, beauty, British Columbia, Canada, haiku, micropoetry, morning, Mount Baker, natural beauty, nature, photography, poem, poetry, sunrise, Victoria, view, writer, writing

Friday, March 16, 2018

March 16, 2018

As they say, only
death and taxes certain- spring
has varied returns.



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Labels: accounting, art, government, haiku, March, micropoetry, photography, poem, poetry, quotes, spring, tax, tax returns, taxes, winter, writer, writing

Thursday, March 15, 2018

March 15, 2018

Wild Viola creeps,
from winter’s sleep to spring's green,
deep- sweet shy smiles.


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Labels: art, beauty, flower, flowers, garden, gardening, haiku, March, micropoetry, natural beauty, nature, photography, poem, poetry, spring, spring flowers, viola, violet, winter, writing

Wednesday, March 14, 2018

March 14, 2018

Glory-of-the-snow,
winter blues that I'm glad of-
they open spring's show.


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Labels: art, beauty, flower, flowers, garden, gardening, glory-of-the-snow, haiku, March, micropoetry, natural beauty, nature, photography, poem, poetry, seasons, spring, spring flowers, winter, writing

Tuesday, March 13, 2018

March 13, 2018

Sunrise over snow-
capped Baker- colours dance in
sky, sea sleeps deeply.



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Labels: art, beautiful, beauty, British Columbia, Canada, haiku, micropoetry, Mount Baker, mountain, natural beauty, nature, photography, poem, poetry, sunrise, Victoria, view, Washington, writer, writing

Monday, March 12, 2018

March 12, 2018

Daffodils ripen
in cheery groups- sunny chaps
to tide us till spring.


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Labels: art, beauty, bouquet, daffodils, flower, flowers, gardening, haiku, March, micropoetry, natural beauty, nature, photography, poem, poetry, spring, spring flowers, sun, winter, writing

Sunday, March 11, 2018

March 11, 2018

Birthday bouquet- brings
oasis of outstanding
colour, care, and calm.


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Labels: art, beauty, birthday, bouquet, flower, flowers, gift, haiku, love, micropoetry, natural beauty, nature, photography, poem, poetry, spring, spring flowers, writer, writing

Saturday, March 10, 2018

March 10, 2018

Camellia blooms
burst forth amid waxen leaves-
they trumpet in spring.




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Labels: art, beauty, camellia, flower, flowers, gardening, haiku, ikebana, March, micropoetry, natural beauty, nature, photography, poem, poetry, spring, spring flowers, winter, writer, writing

Friday, March 09, 2018

March 9, 2018

Chrysanthemums sail
away from winter-soaked lands-
it’s summer somewhere.


Posted by April J.E. Gilliland at 17:10 No comments:
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Labels: art, beauty, bouquet, design, flower, flower arranging, flowers, haiku, ikebana, Japanese pottery, love, micropoetry, natural beauty, nature, photography, poem, poetry, winter, writer, writing

Thursday, March 08, 2018

March 8, 2018

Close to my bouquet,
can almost block out grey day-
need the sun’s warm rays.


Posted by April J.E. Gilliland at 10:12 No comments:
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Labels: art, beauty, bouquet, daffodils, flower, flowers, gardening, haiku, March, micropoetry, natural beauty, nature, photography, poem, poetry, spring, spring flowers, sun, winter, writing

Wednesday, March 07, 2018

March 7, 2018

Knock on the door, it’s
not the taxman- a lovely
calla lily gift.


Posted by April J.E. Gilliland at 16:15 No comments:
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Labels: art, beauty, calla lily, flower, flowers, gift, haiku, lily, March, micropoetry, natural beauty, nature, photography, poem, poetry, spring, spring flowers, winter, writer, writing

Tuesday, March 06, 2018

March 6, 2018

Spring’s treasures stolen
from the garden- currency
for all sun starved folks.


Posted by April J.E. Gilliland at 13:31 2 comments:
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Labels: art, beauty, bouquet, daffodil, daffodils, flower, flowers, gardening, haiku, March, micropoetry, natural beauty, nature, photography, poem, poetry, spring, spring flowers, winter, writing

Monday, March 05, 2018

March 5, 2018

Stand of daffodils,
buds ready to burst, sunshine
coming- just in time.


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Labels: art, beauty, daffodil, daffodils, flower, flowers, gardening, haiku, March, micropoetry, natural beauty, nature, photography, poem, poetry, spring, spring flowers, winter, writer, writing

Sunday, March 04, 2018

March 4, 2018

Grey sky shows vivid
blue-purple grape hyacinths-
in their Sunday best.


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Labels: art, beauty, composition, flower, flowers, grape hyacinth, haiku, March, micropoetry, natural beauty, nature, photography, poem, poetry, spring, spring flowers, Sunday, winter, writer, writing

Saturday, March 03, 2018

March 3, 2018

Up through the warming
earth and fall leaves, crocuses
push- spring marches on.


Posted by April J.E. Gilliland at 13:38 No comments:
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Labels: art, beauty, composition, crocus, crocuses, flower, flowers, haiku, March, micropoetry, natural beauty, nature, photography, poem, poetry, spring, spring flowers, winter, writer, writing

Friday, March 02, 2018

March 2, 2018

Grey days like these can
require a silver lining-
little spring bouquet.


Posted by April J.E. Gilliland at 12:40 No comments:
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Labels: art, beauty, composition, daffodil, daffodils, flower, flowers, grape hyacinth, haiku, March, micropoetry, natural beauty, nature, photography, poem, poetry, spring, winter, writer, writing

Thursday, March 01, 2018

March 1, 2018

Spring creeps closer day
by day, new flower gifts to
enjoy- more to come.


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Labels: art, beauty, flower, flowers, haiku, love, March, micropoetry, natural beauty, nature, photography, poem, poetry, spring, tulip, tulips, winter, writer, writing
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A haiku is a Japanese poem sometimes with the first line consisting of five syllables, the second of seven syllables, and the last line of five syllables.

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