#1150 (#244)

burning hot, Turkey,

relaxing where the air's cool

a good summer's end

#1149 (#243)

cloud peaks from above

another world to explore 

but not to conquer

#1148 (#242)

the sound of the thing

was nothing next to its size

giant mosquito

#1147 (#241)

the cicadas came

and everything changed round here

but just for a bit

#1146 (#240)

a scant refuge

is the shade of a date palm

from the sun's hot rays

#1145 (#239)

"eat melon first and

you'll be able to eat more," 

her breakfast advice.

#1144 (#238)

lioness quiet 

on the approach to the moth

then trap and release

#1143 (#237)

turned round the corner

to a find a cat stretched right out

on the shady side

#1142 (#236)

the night, morning, day

autumnal at August's end

strong wind shakes the trees 

#1141

the summer grasses

trodden down to make the trails

we ran as infants

#1140 (#235)

today autumn’s near:

a grey sky, gusty winds blow -

will they tomorrow?

#1139

waiting to unlock

an idea that’s started

but is sat waiting

#1138 (#234)

dry cicada shell

in a glass case on a desk

memento eius

#1137 (#233)

drying out the bugs

airing all the clothes and sheets

and saying goodbye

#1136 (#232)

cormorant fishing:

when a trade meets tourism

there’s double money

#1135 (#231)

meeting new neighbours,

airing clothes after the rains,

with a hot teapot

#1134 (#230)

aloo baingan and

roti, then gulab jamun -

that's true poetry.

#1133

learner bulliers 

overtaking not waiting

they will go to hell

#1132 (#229)

on and off season -

a sea of clouds comes and goes 

like tides in the sky

#1131

building fronts darken as the sky lightens brightens even as it fades

#1130 (#228)

a moon flower gift on a fan, its poem sweet how could he not fall?

#1129

anti bac spray guilt:

feel bad because none was there

and i walked away.

#1128 (#227)

short shifts summer moon

a time to rest and prepare

before the harvest

#1127

orange glow in the

frosted windows brings warmth in

to the swimming hall

#1126 (#226)

watching the cloud peaks

while lying down on the beach

letting the time pass

#1125 (#225)

fireworks again!?!

but it’s not a special day!!!

are they year round now!?!

#1124 (#224)

beauty spot ruined

by the smell of the rank weeds

but it's so quiet

#1123 (#223)

growing from the ground

all the pinks of the season

just part of a whole

#1122 (#222)

a peaceful soundtrack

relaxing on the sofa

to evening downpour

#1121

unreal lights in grass

put me in mind of the wisps

yet still i cheer loud

#1120 (#221)

lowering slowly

into a sitz bath unsure

of what to expect

#1119

dangling down house fronts,

just like fireflies on strings -

it’s wedding season!

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Written for the Tricycle June 2024 Haiku Challenge using the Summer season word, firefly. 

#1118 (#220)

infant feet running

round the summer grasses trail

like big elephants 

#1117

in celebration

of themselves, fireflies dance

every night away

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Written for the Tricycle June 2024 Haiku Challenge using the Summer season word, firefly. 

#1116 (#219)

mini sunflower

looks away as i vomit

in the kitchen sink

#1115

firefly lit lawn

all creatures stare in equal

wonder once again

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Written for the Tricycle June 2024 Haiku Challenge using the Summer season word, firefly. 

#1114 (#218)

mini sunflower

watching the garden each day

tracking its changes

#1113 (#217)

hidden waterfall

so hidden yesterday i

forgot to go in

#39

letting the breeze in

through thin clothes to blow coldly

over your hot skin’s

like inviting a lover

to relieve the ache inside

#1112

jelly-suspended

or sat atop a cheesecake

those childhood fruits

#1111 (#216)

sat peacefully on

a lotus throne i watch him

seeking the same peace

#1110

thinking thoughtless thoughts

against an empty backdrop

in a nowhere place

#1109 (#215)

the cicada call.

is it summer’s start or end?

it makes me forget.

#1108

great great grandfather

how come your haircut looks just 

like my teenage one

#1107 (#214)

wish i was there now

the new intensified peace 

seaside evening lull