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My Springtime Walk

hillside is ablaze
with glorious golden gorse
spring is here at last

lambs gambol in fields
meadow lush with verdant grass
rook collects dry twigs

a flash of white tail
baby bunny goes to ground
hawk flies overhead

Written when my homeland went into lockdown for the first time in March 2020 it was glorious sunshine so we walked about 8km and  these were my observations 

submitted on 18th April 2021 to Spring Haiku Chain Poetry Contest

All haiku 5,7,5 checked with how many syllables

Sponsored by M L Kiser

03/26/20

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Juliet Ligon

April 27, 2021 at 3:01 PM

Great word choices. Sounds peaceful. Are those photos yours?

Jan Allison

April 27, 2021 at 3:30 PM

Thanks Juliet, no the pictures are from the internet :-) hugs Jan xx

Andrea Dietrich

April 27, 2021 at 2:26 PM

Glad to finally see these, Jan, and Congrats on the great win.

Jan Allison

April 27, 2021 at 3:29 PM

Thanks Andrea :-) hugs Jan xx

Kim Merryman

April 26, 2021 at 6:45 PM

Delightful images, Jan! Congrats on your win! Blessings, Kim M

Jan Allison

April 27, 2021 at 3:29 PM

Thanks Kim :-) hugs Jan xx

Christuraj Alex

April 26, 2021 at 11:13 AM

Congratulations!

Jan Allison

April 27, 2021 at 3:28 PM

Thanks Christuraj:-) hugs Jan xx

Jeanne Mcgee

May 20, 2020 at 10:43 AM

lovely haiku for a lovely spring day. Congrats on your mention.

Jan Allison

April 27, 2021 at 3:28 PM

Thanks Jeanne so sorry for the delay in replying:-( hugs Jan xx

Indiana Shaw

April 1, 2020 at 6:26 AM

A beautiful 3 verse Haiku, I think you have just taken us all on a much-needed walk there on our behalf, loved the last photo, cheers . . . : )

Jan Allison

April 27, 2021 at 3:28 PM

Thanks Indiana I'm so sorry for the delay in replying:-( hugs Jan xx

Agnes Krampe

March 28, 2020 at 8:01 AM

Beautiful. I hope the lock down helps keep everyone safe and well. We have a very rainy spring, and I treasure every hour of sunshine outside. Walking is good to keep the spirit up.

Jan Allison

April 27, 2021 at 3:27 PM

Thanks Agnes I'm so sorry for the delay in replying, hope you and your loved ones are ok:-) hugs Jan xx

Gordon Mcconnell

March 28, 2020 at 6:59 AM

Such a lovely piece Jan, you tell it so well bringing out the beauty of spring, indeed its a lovely sunny morning over here too, hope you keep safe and healthy, trust hubby doing ok, I'm ok here keeping in with short walk each day. Blessings, Gordon

Jan Allison

April 27, 2021 at 3:27 PM

Thanks Gordon I'm so sorry for the delay in replying:-( hugs Jan xx

Ann Gilmour

March 28, 2020 at 3:43 AM

dear Jan this is utterly charming and to see your glorious images made your words even more special. I really needed this today, as I have been so down and unable to write for a while. Thank you for filling my mind with joy. Take care Jan and keep well. With kindest thoughts Ann xx

Jan Allison

April 27, 2021 at 3:26 PM

Thanks Ann I'm so sorry for the delay in replying:-( hugs Jan xx

Ronald D Thompson

March 27, 2020 at 4:53 PM

It is at a time like the dilemma we all face when one appreciates the simple things! Love this...Ron x

Jan Allison

April 27, 2021 at 3:26 PM

Thanks Ronald I'm so sorry for the delay in replying:-( hugs Jan xx

Rico Leffanta

March 27, 2020 at 1:44 PM

I wish more people would eat mutton as there are too many sheep in the roadway! (But it is fun to watch lambs play). You are among the few to enjoy the Quarantine, but what happens after 21-days when Americans and Italians will still be busy infecting the world? Aloha! Rico

Jan Allison

April 27, 2021 at 3:25 PM

so sorry for the delay in replying I have enjoyed lockdown as we are so lucky on our little Island but if we lived in a city and were in a flat then things may have been very different:-( hugs Jan xx

Alexis Y.

March 27, 2020 at 1:41 PM

Hi Jan, You’ve penned a lovely haiku. Have a wonderful weekend:-) Alexis

Jan Allison

April 27, 2021 at 3:24 PM

so sorry for the delay in replying:-( hugs Jan xx

Kai Michael Neumann

March 27, 2020 at 7:31 AM

You are so lucky that you can out for a walk. We are in rather total lock down in Spain and my exercise regime has been severely reduced. No bedsores yet, so there is hope. Kind wishes, Kai

Jan Allison

April 27, 2021 at 3:24 PM

so sorry for the delay in replying:-( hugs Jan xx

Tony Hargreaves

March 27, 2020 at 3:12 AM

Hi Jan Lovely haiku and photos off spring lambs. This raises my spirit. Take care. Tony

Jan Allison

May 20, 2020 at 1:00 PM

thanks so muchTony:-) hugs Jan xx

Arthur Vaso

March 27, 2020 at 2:44 AM

Beautiful haiku Jan!

Jan Allison

May 20, 2020 at 12:59 PM

Thanks so much Art:-) hugs Jan xx

Eve Roper

March 27, 2020 at 12:29 AM

Great haiku , I like the last picture. Stay safe

Jan Allison

May 20, 2020 at 12:56 PM

thanks Eve:-) hugs Jan xx

Maurice Rigoler

March 26, 2020 at 7:38 PM

Our local park is blooming nicely, Jan. daddodils, hyacinths, violets, and soon forsythis, cherry blossoms, dog wood and magnolias. Carp are swimming in the reflecting pool and baby rabbits are scampering here and there. Wish the scene lasted year round. Appreciated your poem. / M

Jan Allison

May 20, 2020 at 12:55 PM

thanks so much Maurice:-) hugs Jan xx

Sandra Adams

March 26, 2020 at 6:38 PM

beautiful observations and inspirations for such a wonderful poem... enjoyed this one, a joy to read...stay safe! hugs and blessings

Jan Allison

April 1, 2020 at 7:33 AM

Hope you are keeping ok Sandy:-) hugs Jan xx

Mark Koplin

March 26, 2020 at 6:02 PM

I'm glad you can get out to enjoy the spring. There are a lot of people in the city that are stuck in an apartment like poor Lin. Great poem! I felt like I was taking a stroll right there with you.

Jan Allison

April 1, 2020 at 7:32 AM

thanks Mark, we are so lucky to live where we do and I appreciate how fortunate I am to be able to get outdoors, we try and walk every day for health reasons especially for my hubbies diabetes and I am now pre diabetic so we must walk when we can:-) hugs Jan xx

Vladislav Raven

March 26, 2020 at 5:08 PM

Hi Jan, sounds like it was a wonderful walk. These excellent Haiku paint sich beautiful visions in the mind. I have enjoyed your walk. It sounds beautiful Jan. Have a wonderful evening. Hugs....Mike. XX

Jan Allison

March 26, 2020 at 5:36 PM

hanks Mike we can still go for walks but the Island is out of bounds to people - no one can get on or off for 21 days except for medical emergencies, we need to stop the virus spreading and getting more cases:-( hugs Jan xx

Ilene Bauer

March 26, 2020 at 4:00 PM

lucky you, jan! your scenery looks gorgeous and your haikus do justice to what you observed. ~ i enjoyed my morning walk, too, although my views were slightly (ha!) different...

Jan Allison

March 26, 2020 at 4:07 PM

we are so lucky where we live Ilene we are 5 minutes from the sea and have wonderful walks like we had today. we bumped into some friends who were sitting on a bench having a snack so we stood on the other side of the path and chatted for half an hour. They have just arrested a man from Wales in the Uk who has broken strict quarantine rules and came in on a false name , I hope they throw the book at him - he has been caught and is in court in the morning. they have no planes or passengers on the ferry for 21 days so I guess he will be retained at her majesty's pleasure and then deported!:-) hugs Jan xx