Field and Hedgerow
Let's entertain no doubt. This book was ,
but birthdays come around, and must be feted.
Five brothers and one sister celebrated
each other's anniversaries. Close-knit
would hardly do us justice. When you fit
into the world around you, predicated
on shared assumptions, fine. I knew we grated
on all our neighbours, weren't identikit
buffoons. That drew us
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Categories:
hedgerow, nostalgia,
Form: Sonnet
A Hedgerow Bush
hanging from the trees
winter fog welcomes the dawn-
cobwebs transfigured
December 8 2022
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Categories:
hedgerow, winter,
Form: Haiku
Edge of Summer
On the edge of summer
When cherry blossoms bloom
They make sad faces smile
Pink bewitching flower
With power to beguile.
On the edge of summer
Green hedgerows growing spry
Woodbine’s singular spell
Sparks hawthorn harmony
''tis place where fairies dwell.
On the edge of summer
White brimstone butterfly
Dog rose grows fancy-free
Forget-me-knots flutter
An early bee I see.
On the edge of summer
Hedgerow is a busy place
Enthralled
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Categories:
hedgerow, nature,
Form: Monchielle Stanza
Seeking Violets
timid violet
safe under green canopy
organic beauty
woodbine and bramble haven
hedgerow of many secrets
Roses are Red, Violets are Blue
Chosen form: Tanka
chosen flower Violet
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Categories:
hedgerow, nature,
Form: Tanka
The Hedgerow
Hedgerow full of life
Simmers under summer sun
Wild orchid thrives as
Unbridled honeysuckle
Provides sustenance for bees
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Categories:
hedgerow, nature, summer, sun,
Form: Tanka
The English Hedgerow
By lane and path the English hedgerow,
In which so many wild things grow,
For centuries has crossed the land –
A world of nature, close at hand.
In Spring the blackthorn's cloaked in snow,
Its pure white blossoms first to show.
Warm breezes waft them to and fro,
Then Autumn brings the jet black sloe.
The blackbird, chaffinch, dunnock, wren,
Oft hidden from
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Categories:
hedgerow, bird, england, nature, seasons,
Form: Rhyme
Queen of the Hedgerow
The absolute surprise of your face
brings joy to the Spring in snow’s place.
The royal, velveteen, purple hues
glorify the chill morning dew.
England, bonnie England, Buckinghamshire
birthed the little flower of my hearts desire.
Whether Johnny-jump-up or Pied Heart’s Ease
these colorful dickens cause nary a sneeze!
Tiny faces peek from hedgerows and bushes
making our flower beds look oh, so luscious.
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Categories:
hedgerow, devotion, happiness, nature, nostalgiaspring,
Form: Sonnet