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"Haiku 2021"


Chapter 1
Morning Grandeur

By Debra White


aqueous orbs
          adorn tender green shoots -

morning grandeur

 

Author Notes My first attempt at haiku.
Thank you, Gypsy, for providing both artwork and challenge.


Chapter 2
Senses by the Sea

By Debra White


saline tide
skittishly ebbs and flows - 
     pebbles clatter

 

Author Notes Image courtesy of Google


Chapter 3
A Frosty Reception

By Debra White

golden trumpets
herald spring’s arrival -
     premature fanfare

Author Notes I am unsure about the capitalisation of a season (when personified) in haiku. Please let me know if I need to edit!
Many thanks :)

Image courtesy of Google


Chapter 4
Pulse

By Debra White


Life's rhythm
changes tempo at will -
     feel each beat

 

Author Notes My first attempt at senryu.

Image: Chris Kenny - Twelve Twigs 2012 - Facebook


Chapter 5
A Moving Testament

By Debra White



scribed in secret
the diary of a young girl -
      no sweet sixteen


 

Author Notes Anne Frank was born on 12th June 1929.

In the summer of 1942, fleeing the horrors of the Nazi occupation, Anne, aged thirteen and her family were forced into hiding in the back of an Amsterdam warehouse. She kept a diary in which she confided her innermost thoughts and feelings, movingly revealing how the eight people living under these extraordinary conditions coped with the daily threat of discovery and death, being cut off from the outside world, petty misunderstandings and the unbearable strain of living like prisoners.

She died in Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in Germany, three months short of her sixteenth birthday.


Chapter 6
Sparrows Start to Nest

By Debra White



sparrows huddle
in congenial nest --
     no place like home


 

Author Notes Spring Equinox: March 21st-25th - Sparrows start to nest

The house sparrow likes to nest under cover and has a reputation for nesting in roof spaces, gaining entrance through holes under the eaves, though they also nest in barns and outhouses. They are closely associated with people and their buildings, in cities, towns, suburbs, and farms (particularly around livestock).

Pairs often remain faithful to their nest site and to each other for life, although a lost mate of either sex is normally replaced within days. A hole is filled with dry grass or straw with a nesting chamber lined with feathers, hairs, string and paper.

Congenial - (of a thing) pleasant or agreeable. Suited to one's taste or inclination.

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Chapter 7
Refreshment

By Debra White



tiny musicians 
meet at the watering hole - 
     humming and buzzing


 

Author Notes Refreshment:
1. A light snack or drink.
2. The giving of fresh strength or energy.

Watering hole:
1. A place where people gather together, especially socially.
2. A place from where animals regularly drink.

Buzzing:
1. Making a low, continuous humming or murmuring sound.
2. Full of excitement or activity.

Image courtesy of David Attenborough Fans page on Facebook.


Chapter 8
Fine Dining

By Debra White

 
family
feast on hand-fed fish -
seafood banquet

 

Author Notes A groups of otters is called a family.

Otters eat fish in the winter when the fish are most vulnerable, especially they target hand-fed catfish; they eat two to three pounds of fish per day. (Google)

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Chapter 9
Lawn Mower Hums

By Debra White



lawn mower hums
as tall grasses tumble -
     bees harmonise


 

Author Notes Image courtesy of 123rf.com


Chapter 10
Dandelion

By Debra White



dandelion wisp
wanders in wake of storm -
     untethered


 

Author Notes wisp - a small tuft or lock

wake - the consequence of an event / a social gathering associated with death.

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Chapter 11
Spring Haiku

By Debra White



sun peeks through
crowded woodland screen -
     bluebells bask


 

Author Notes Image courtesy of google


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