Haiku a Day

Tuesday, July 31, 2018

July 31, 2018

Sunwarmed blackberries
nestle in cool velvet- end
of day for us all.


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Labels: art, beauty, berries, blackberries, food, garden, gardening, haiku, homegrown, ice cream, micropoetry, mindfulness, organic, photography, poem, poetry, poetry blog, summer, sun, writer

Monday, July 30, 2018

July 30, 2018

New world to explore,
a course to chart bit by bit-
I'm out on a limb.


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Sunday, July 29, 2018

July 29, 2018

Afternoon sun makes
us slow, but no rest for bees-
so many flowers.


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Saturday, July 28, 2018

July 28, 2018

First gladiolus
to bloom lights up deck- summer
season in full swing.


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Friday, July 27, 2018

July 27, 2018

Each flower, its own
world, a nook for a bee- feast
for observant eyes.


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Labels: art, beautiful, beauty, flower, flowers, garden, gardening, haiku, love, micropoetry, mindfulness, nasturtiums, photography, poem, poet, poetry, poetry blog, summer, sun, writer

Thursday, July 26, 2018

July 26, 2018

Nasturtiums in the
morning sun make me pause and
smile- present moment.


Posted by April J.E. Gilliland at 10:14 No comments:
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Wednesday, July 25, 2018

July 25, 2018

Sunlight makes your face
shine in the morning- you’re a
bouquet of flowers.


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Tuesday, July 24, 2018

July 24, 2018

Uninvited guest,
lunches on my garden- does
not leave me a tip.


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Labels: animals, art, British Columbia, Canada, deer, flower, flowers, garden, gardening, haiku, micropoetry, pests, photography, plants, poem, poetry, summer, Victoria, west coast, writing

Monday, July 23, 2018

July 23, 2018

Sunny days, blue skies,
acorns ripen for squirrel
feast- fall round corner.


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Labels: art, beautiful, beauty, Gary Oaks, haiku, micropoetry, mindfulness, Oak trees, photography, poem, poet, poetry, poetry blog, seasons, sky, summer, sun, trees, writer

Sunday, July 22, 2018

July 22, 2018

Azure summer sky,
colourful flowers reach high-
Sunday afternoon.


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Saturday, July 21, 2018

July 21, 2018

Your soft steps, velvet
nose, contented sigh- miss you
much on your birthday.


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Friday, July 20, 2018

July 20, 2018

A backyard harvest,
sunwarmed blackberries melt in
my mouth- summer feast.


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Thursday, July 19, 2018

July 19, 2018

Tail end of the week,
so much left to do- flying
towards the weekend.


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Wednesday, July 18, 2018

July 18, 2018

Busy as a bee,
summer flowers I work- no
vacation for me.


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Tuesday, July 17, 2018

July 17, 2018

Dusk's a magical
time, a visitor may stop
by- or steal away.


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Monday, July 16, 2018

July 16, 2018

Snapdragons burst with
summer pink- "pollinate me,"
they whisper to bees.


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Sunday, July 15, 2018

July 15, 2018

The old wood deck grew
beautiful for a moment-
fair butterfly guest.


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Saturday, July 14, 2018

July 14, 2018

Busy bees brush by
blackberries, Saturday sun
shining- weekend wanes.


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Friday, July 13, 2018

July 13, 2018

Blue skies and sun kiss,
garden in full bloom, summer’s
sweet days- pine boughs sway.


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Thursday, July 12, 2018

July 12, 2018

Sunset on mountain,
pink sky embraces white peak-
blue sea deep below.


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Wednesday, July 11, 2018

July 11, 2018

Pests plague my garden,
feasting- now I understand
Mr. McGregor.



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Tuesday, July 10, 2018

July 10, 2018

First strawberry of
the season, we’ll have to share-
small crop, but big taste.


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Monday, July 09, 2018

July 9, 2018

Summer has a way,
making bright colours brighter-
moods sunnier too.


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Sunday, July 08, 2018

July 8, 2018

Bright nasturtium,
summer ambassador-clouds
or shine, looking fine.


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Saturday, July 07, 2018

July 7, 2018

Fluffy pancakes bask
in golden maple syrup
pool- weekend begins.


Posted by April J.E. Gilliland at 14:35 No comments:
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Friday, July 06, 2018

July 6, 2018

Beauty is in eye
of the beholder- but there’s
a buzz round this bloom.


Posted by April J.E. Gilliland at 10:20 No comments:
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Labels: art, beauty, bee, delphinium, flower, flowers, garden, gardening, haiku, larkspur, macro, micropoetry, natural beauty, nature, photography, poem, poetry, poetry blog, summer, writer

Thursday, July 05, 2018

July 5, 2018

An appraising eye
gazes- are you friend, foe, or
funny looking food?


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Wednesday, July 04, 2018

July 4, 2018

Blueberries ripen
on the patio- deer can’t
open the gate yet.


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Tuesday, July 03, 2018

July 3, 2018

Summer’s harvest is
coming, plump raspberries call-
blue skies and sunshine.


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Monday, July 02, 2018

July 2, 2018

A pair of roses,
in love in the sun- summer
soulmates just like us.


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Sunday, July 01, 2018

July 1, 2018

Blue delphinium,
electric at twilight- first
star I see tonight.


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