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Feliz Cumpleanos
Today is my birthday Yesterday was my birthday I had a birthday six months ago On the sixth of December My rat does not have a birthday As I cannot be bothered to celebrate it My mother knitted me a pullover Which I have not worn As the weather in Spain is hot The rat […]
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Father Assistance and Louis
Father Assistance and his friend Louis were sitting in a park not far from the cathedral The imposing building dominated the city and could clearly be seen over the nearby trees It is good to see you again Father Your joy is small compared with mine my friend Are you in the city for long? […]
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Hungerford Common Haiku
Hungerford Common Haiku Summer has ended No more drinks on the common Touch the autumn breeze
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Late Summer Haiku
Late Summer Haiku Hot August day dawns The summer birds are leaving Cooler September
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Late Summer Haiku
Late Summer Haiku Hot August day dawns Cooler September hidden The rains are waiting
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Autumn Haiku
Autumn winds chill us The shortening days lack pace Grey skies scar the month
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Haiku written on the 29th of August 2017 at St Margaret’s Bay in Kent
Hot promenade day Visitors at rest relax Admiring the view Girl with a dog smiles She paddles in the warm sea A passing gull dives
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Augustus and Stuart
We were both sitting on the beach at St Margaret’s Bay on what was likely to be the last hot day of the summer of 2017 A sea haze had obscured France and we both watched as the Dover ferries disappeared slowly into the heavy mists I looked at the artist who was sketching Noel […]
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Albrecht Durer
Albrecht Durer Albrecht Durer passed my house today Coffee Milkshake I asked him whether he would like a coffee milkshake Dairy Products Albrecht refused my kind offer and told me that he was allergic to dairy products
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Lost in Russia
I was lost in Russia for a while you know I said as I walked across the flat chalk fields near the Kingsdown cliffs My sisters Una and Muriel were with me I had not seen either of them for twenty-five years Prior to my release The huge white cliffs had not aged But we […]