picnic sophia's hand are a blur. her shrieks can be heard from the other side of the river bank where an old fisherman looks slightly annoyed, yet the wasp does not stop. the strawberry juice that covers her lips consume its senses a slow line is cast yet the trout watches fallen fruit

the ritual days pass slowly, the dustbin creaks under the weight of it. my hands age from washing interminable cutlery. the house is quiet now. children dream of gifts, maybe the adults too. through a crack in the curtain i watch the world dawn breaks into mist a robin's song stirs the silence

holding on through the autumn breeze the last ripe apple #dailyhaikuprompt #ripe #haiku #micropoetry

rising late the low sun persists #haiku #micropoetry

air so crisp even the water stops to breathe #dailyhaikuprompt #crisp #haiku #micropoetry

despite the warm sun somewhere upstream a leaf fell #dailyhaikuprompt #warmsun #haiku #micropoetry

an old apple lying on the ground surrounded by birds #dailyhaikuprompt #fallen #haiku #micropoetry

all year round my bright blossom plastic plant #senryusunday #senryu #dailyhaikuprompt #blossom

summer fields now stand empty the lonely wind #dailyhaikuprompt #field #haiku #micropoetry

swirling mist a fox on the path momentarily #dailyhaikuprompt #misty #haiku #micropoetry

on an empty path a ghostly coronation autumn winds #dailyhaikuprompt #ghost #haiku #micropoetry

autumn pie golden apples flour spills #dailyhaikuprompt #flour #haiku #micropoetry

yellow leaves summer fallen at my feet #dailyhaikuprompt #yellowleaves #haiku #micropoetry

patterns in the frost inner thoughts revealed #dailyhaikuprompt #frost #haiku #micropoetry

broken moonlight intermittent drizzle and the fox #dailyhaikuprompt #drizzle #haiku #micropoetry

cliff top approach no beach at high tide shooting stars #dailyhaikuprompt #hightide #haiku #micropoetry

low sun behind the quivering leaves muffled laughter #dailyhaikuprompt #laughter #haiku #micropoetry

I recall that day your hand guiding mine building sandcastles #senryusunday #senryu

low tide the sunset wanders away #dailyhaikuprompt #lowtide #haiku #micropoetry

in the undergrowth piles of fallen leaves fleeting footsteps #dailyhaikuprompt #footsteps #haiku #micropoetry

above the gray clouds the sound of geese moving on #dailyhaikuprompt #geese #haiku #micropoetry

autumn's touch in my hand a leaf crumbles #dailyhaikuprompt #touch #haiku #micropoetry

in a glass bowl an autumn crocus watches the leaves fall #dailyhaikuprompt #crocus #haiku #micropoetry

cascades of sunlight for just a moment the clouds part #dailyhaikuprompt #cascade #haiku #micropoetry

the waning moon scattered hay bales and harvest mice #dailyhaikuprompt #harvest #haiku #micropoetry

late morning a butterfly fades before the moon #dailyhaikuprompt #morning #haiku #micropoetry

a subtle shift slowly fading summer song #dailyhaikuprompt #subtle #haiku #micropoetry

rolling thunder an old scarecrow packs their bag #senryusunday #senryu #micropoetry

summer rain a little garden in watercolour #haiku #micropoetry

my shadow the purest reflection of me #InternationalNonBinaryPeoplesDay #senryu #micropoetry #nonbinary

in my hand a dandelion stalk swift clouds #haiku #micropoetry

kingfisher my grandfather casts a line #dailyhaikuprompt #kingfisher #senryu #micropoetry

plum pudding the heat of the day settles #dailyhaikuprompt #plum #haiku #micropoetry

balmy days stumbling towards a second shower #dailyhaikuprompt #balmy #senryu #micropoetry

listless the river runs away from me #senryusunday #senryu #micropoetry

possibly my favourite poem that I've written... already past again and again the blue river #haiku #micropoetry

the enduring sun and for a brief moment pea pods #dailyhaikuprompt #peas #haiku #micropoetry

a cloaked trellis ivy creeping towards the stars #dailyhaikuprompt #trellis #haiku #micropoetry

new moon restarting once again this journey #dailyhaikuprompt #newmoon #haiku #micropoetry

a broken fence in the once shaded places pools of sunlight #dailyhaikuprompt #shade #haiku #micropoetry

green garden across the road greener gardens #dailyhaikuprompt #garden #haiku #micropoetry

no wind on the pond fallen petals #haiku #micropoetry

ants at a picnic eating all the doughnuts me, myself and i #senryusunday #senryu #micropoetry #dailyhaikuprompt #picnic

late evening a tiny blue butterfly still soaring #dailyhaikuprompt #solstice #haiku #micropoetry #haikusaturday

fresh peas rolling on the floor an excited dog #dailyhaikuprompt #freshpeas #haiku #micropoetry

summer afternoon the noon shadows l e n g t h e n #dailyhaikuprompt #longday #haiku #micropoetry

ancient woodland beneath the veiled stars fireflies #dailyhaikuprompt #fireflies #haiku #micropoetry

night sky two sunflowers face each other #dailyhaikuprompt #sunflowers #haiku #micropoetry

inside dreams i exchange words with the past - sharing a personal favourite poem from @loverpoetic.bsky.social and my book 'Building Sandcastles A Book of Short Poems' (available on your local Amazon site!) #senryusunday #senryu #micropoetry

june moon green leaves become slate #dailyhaikuprompt #greenleaves #haiku #micropoetry #haikusaturday