Summer Haiku

Publishing a poetry book was something I considered doing more times than I care to remember over the years. At the end of 2024, after some deliberation I decided to turn the thought into a reality by having a book of my haiku printed for personal use only. I named the book "A Haiku for all Seasons" and gave it to close family members as a Christmas gift.  

To mark the start of each season in 2025 I am posting the corresponding poems and photographs taken from the book, here on my blog. I was touched by some of the comments I received via social media about the winter and spring collections.

As today is the longest day and the temperatures have started to rise, it seems like the perfect time to introduce you to my summer collection. I hope you will enjoy reading.

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Two hardworking bees

Drink from blackberry flowers

A taste of summer.

June winds softly blow

Petals etched within petals

Blue geraniums.

Dandelion clock

Fragile wishes soon to be

Released in the breeze.

Lavender moments

Evocative fragrant haze

Heady July days.

Campanula stars

A little piece of heaven

Landed down on earth.

Fragrant climbing rose

Tapping on my window pane

Perfect wake up call.

Wrap me in cotton

Drift into my subconscious

Ephemeral clouds.

Dry in wet weather

Balls of spiky blue petals

Pretty globe thistles.

Purple stained fingers

Brambles picked from the hedgerow

Always taste sweeter. 

Immersing myself

In a field of wildflowers

Life's simple pleasures.

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