May 2021

One chaffinch on the bird feeder, continuously cheep-ing…

The chaffinch’s song:
an insistent mono-tone,
belies its plumage.

(28/05/21)

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Another storm…

The morning stream roars
the news of last night’s deluge.
The chaffinch silenced.

(21/05/21)

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The swifts are back…

Excited return,
swifts boomerang high above.
All the joys of Spring.

(14/05/21)

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Storm…

Silky young leaves hiss,
Chestnut candles are snuffed out,
The winds’s rampaging.

(07/05/21)