GREEN DAY I came upon a valley Overgrown with shrubs and trees And though I didn't count them There were greens of every hue Dark greens in the shadows Bright light greens On buds that were new Enough to believe the saying That there's forty shades, Is true. W1,799 5/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛⬛🟩⬛⬛ ⬛⬛🟩🟩🟩 ⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

FRIDAY HAIKU Blue sky and showers And the mercury rises Summer has arrived Wordle 1,798 4/6 ⬛⬛🟨⬛⬛ ⬛🟩⬛⬛⬛ ⬛🟨🟨⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

In a rush today Got stuff I must do Washing, shopping, Just ordinary things But there are no Russian drones here No "agents" from ICE Just ice in my freezer Good neighbours next door, I'm happy with that Don't need any more. Just an end to all war🙏🏻 Wordle 1,797 5/6 ⬛🟨🟨⬛🟩 ⬛⬛🟨🟨🟩 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛🟨🟩⬛🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

The quiet path, The one used least Where one can reconnect With the sense of Inner peace And feel once more The freedom of youth. Enjoy the feast, Of scents and sounds Petrichor and the braying of beasts They help us recognise The nature of truth. Wordle 1,796 5/6 ⬛🟩⬛⬛🟨 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛🟨⬛⬛⬛ 🟨🟩🟩⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

TUESDAY HAIKU Behind the rain clouds Hides the warm breath of summer Soon to be with us Wordle 1,795 4/6 ⬛⬛⬛🟨⬛ ⬛⬛🟨⬛🟨 ⬛⬛⬛🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Clear the decks Keep the date free Change is afoot Or so it seems to me It isn't clear What the change may be But the signs are there For all to see It's in the air A seismic shock Or a little rumble One thing's for sure All leaders Eventually crumble. Wordle 1,794 4/6 🟨⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛🟩⬛⬛⬛ ⬛🟨🟨🟩⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Unrequited Country Love... He wanted her soft, warm, rolling hills. She gave him her sharp rocky crags. Wordle 1,793 4/6 ⬛⬛🟨⬛⬛ 🟩⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟨🟩⬛🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Home and warm am I From camping on the land My own little house With everything at hand But no seagull's cry No roaring of the sea No countryside sounds To awaken me Though inside me Something has shifted My heart is lighter My soul uplifted. Wordle 1,792 4/6 ⬛🟨⬛⬛🟨 ⬛🟩⬛⬛⬛ ⬛⬛⬛🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

FRIDAY HAIKU Camping by the coast Weather showery and cold A chill East wind Wordle 1,791 4/6 I was locked out of BlueSky for a few days cos I was away from home and couldn't remember my password. Anyhoo, today I'm back and my run has reached 365 days - a whole year. 😊 ⬛🟩⬛⬛🟨 ⬛⬛⬛⬛🟩 ⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

TUESDAY HAIKU The weather changes Temperature has fallen An English summer Wordle 1,788 3/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛🟨⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Hello, hello it's near the end of the day, And I've yet to post my score Lying on my back in a camper van It's 4°C and that's before I factor in the wind chill. Still, it's a mini break And I'm with a good friend So in the end I guess I'll take it as a win W. 1,787 4/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛🟨 ⬛⬛⬛🟨⬛ ⬛🟩🟨⬛🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

I wordled lonely as a cloud That rains upon this Northern town And maketh me feel blue It's such a grey and sullen cloud With virtues but a few So send it back to cloudland To be cleaned and start anew Return all fluffy and white And leave just a little morning dew. 1,786 4 🟨🟨⬛⬛⬛ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛🟩⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Friday night is music night At least it used to be Either recorded or live Or maybe on the TV But at the end of the working week When I was but a boy To see a live band playing Always brought me joy. Wordle 1,785 4/6 🟨⬛🟨🟨⬛ ⬛⬛⬛🟨⬛ ⬛🟩⬛🟨⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

FRIDAY HAIKU The early blossoms Now leave petals on the ground Nature's confetti Wordle 1,784 3/6 ⬛🟨🟨⬛⬛ 🟨⬛🟨⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

DIctator Deposed Be gone your tears mean nought to me, Do not expect to hear kind words from me. Your ego was huge, Your knowledge restricted, Now from power, you are evicted Crawl off and sink into the Earth Your mind is empty and is of little worth. Wordle 1,783 4/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛🟩 🟩⬛🟨⬛🟨 🟩🟩🟩⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Here we go a-wordling Across the Internet Today I got a five But there's others that, I bet Have got a three or even two By the way, my best yet Is the time I got a oncer, How could I forget? So good luck have fun A win is a win Whether it's six or a one W. 1,782 5/6 ⬛⬛🟨⬛🟨 ⬛⬛⬛🟨⬛ ⬛🟨🟨⬛⬛ 🟨🟨⬛🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

TUESDAY HAIKU Early morning sun Creeps softly through my window And lights up my mind Wordle 1,781 5/6 ⬛⬛🟨🟨⬛ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛🟩🟨🟨⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟨⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

There was a young lady from Ealing, Who hung upside down from the ceiling. When people asked why She said, with a sigh, "I've told you, I just like the feeling." Wordle 1,780 4/6 🟨🟨⬛⬛🟨 ⬛🟩⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩⬛🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Sunday dawns Wet and windy, Shower storms, We stay in bed And snooze instead - Of the walk we'd planned We've chosen dry land But it's still Sunday A no pressure day There are ways to chill inside Books to read Games to play It's like a mini holiday. Wordle 1,779 4/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛⬛🟨⬛⬛ ⬛🟩⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

When Saturday comes, I feel more at ease The weekend is here I can do as I please I can write a short story Or homebake some bread But my first major challenge Is to get out of bed.. Wordle 1,778 4/6 🟨🟩⬛⬛⬛ 🟩⬛⬛🟩⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

FRIDAY HAIKU The Sun warms the soil A garden humming with life I am at peace here Wordle 1,777 5/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛🟩 ⬛⬛🟩⬛⬛ 🟨⬛🟨⬛⬛ ⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

There are days when I stare and stare to no avail And days when tactics and logic bring succcess. But today, when in the past it has led to a fail, My win on line four was just a lucky guess. Whatever method you use, good luck to all fellow wordlers.👍😊 Wordle 1,776 4/6 ⬛🟩⬛⬛⬛ ⬛🟨⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Short Form Prose... He walked into the room, The curtains were drawn But the furniture was real... Wordle 1,775 4/6 🟨🟨⬛⬛⬛ ⬛⬛🟨⬛⬛ ⬛🟨🟨⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

TUESDAY HAIKU A taste of summer Soon replaced by leaden skies The cruellest month Wordle 1,774 4/6 🟨⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛⬛🟨⬛⬛ ⬛🟨⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

A tricky Wordle word today It took me a while to find the way There were still two choices On the final line. Luckily the one I chose Worked out just fine. 1,773 6/6 🟨🟨⬛⬛🟩 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛🟨⬛⬛⬛ ⬛⬛🟨🟨🟩 🟩⬛🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

I like Sundays It's kinda spiritual And that's OK At one with nature Is cool I say Enjoy the living world In whatever way No need to give a name Just do it your way Me, I like to walk By water Lake of river And get lost in nature On a sunny day. Wordle 1,772 5/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛🟨⬛⬛⬛ 🟨⬛🟩⬛⬛ ⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

In the garden Planting flowers Inbetween Springtime showers Goldfinch watching Up on the wire Such a beautiful bird I never tire Of their twittering cry Or the flash of their colours Up there in the sky Wordle 1,771 3/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛🟨 ⬛🟩⬛🟨⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

FRIDAY HAIKU Warm sun on my face A cool East wind on my back It's a yin-yang day Wordle 1,770 3/6 ⬛🟩⬛⬛⬛ ⬛⬛🟩🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Short Form Poem: "I've almost reached breaking point." He snapped. Wordle 1,769 4/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛🟨 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛🟨⬛🟨⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

The problem with Donald It seems to me Is that he has no friends Who treat him honestly. The World can see This little man Sinking into dementia Raging against the dying light It's a pitiful sight Remove him today Put a Club in his hand Let him play Out of harms way. W. 1,768 3/6 ⬛🟨⬛⬛🟩 ⬛🟨⬛🟨⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

TUESDAY HAIKU Leaves open on trees Warm winds caress the flowers Spring gently unfurls Wordle 1,767 5/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛⬛🟩⬛⬛ 🟨⬛🟨⬛⬛ ⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

I don't like Mondays, Went the song A while ago Back then I did agree Now I take 'em As I find 'em And react Accordingly If it's sunny Out of bed I leap And throw the curtains wide If it's foul weather I go back to sleep You can When you're retired... 😉 W. 1,766 5/6 ⬛⬛🟩⬛🟩 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛⬛🟩⬛🟩 ⬛🟩🟩⬛🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

I like the quiet times Soft evening whispers Distant wind chimes Sweet Pea scent Mingled with petrichor Laughter floating by Mind empty of thought Moonlight in the sky These simple free things At the end of the day Settle on my heart strings I'm happy to say Wordle 1,765 3/6 ⬛⬛🟩🟨⬛ ⬛⬛⬛🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

A deluded manchild from the West. Said look at me I'm a saint, the best. On water, tried to walk But he sank with a squawk And quite clearly had failed the test. Wordle 1,764 3/6 ⬛⬛🟩🟨⬛ ⬛🟩⬛⬛🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Apparently it's National Haiku Day so may I humbly submit today's effort in celebration of this unique form of poetry.☺️

FRIDAY HAIKU April showers now Soon the darling buds of May Will welcome Summer Wordle 1,763 4/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛🟩 🟩⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛🟩🟩⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

He wanted her soft rolling hills, But she gave him her hard rock face. Wordle 1,762 3/6 🟨⬛⬛🟨⬛ 🟨⬛🟨⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Oh dear! Where has my muse gone? It was here when I started to compose this new song. Now my inspiration, once close is long gone Disappeared into thin air, Like it was never there, Sometimes life just isn't fair. Wordle 1,761 4/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛🟨 ⬛🟩⬛⬛⬛ 🟩⬛🟨🟨⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

The Sun's coming over the hill The first rays hit my windowsill My flowers shiver in delight Their leaves all turned Towards the light They only ask for water So they can photosynthesise Yet they provide me with such beauty That gladdens my eyes. Wordle 1,760 5/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛🟩 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛⬛🟨⬛🟨 ⬛🟨🟨⬛🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

There was a young hippy from Leeds Who planted some magical seeds Smoked some of the flowers Sat in the garden for hours Wearing a Kaftan and beads Wordle 1,759 4/6 🟨⬛⬛⬛🟨 ⬛🟨🟨⬛⬛ 🟩🟩⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Cold, cold today. Wind off the moors, Swooped through my clothes And gnawed at my bones. When I got home, I took a while to thaw Then, tired Slipped into dreamland. Peaceful and warm Away from all harm. Wordle 1,758 4/6 🟩⬛⬛⬛🟨 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛🟨🟩⬛🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

WEEKEND HAIKU A hint of summer Made me yearn for warmer days And lighter clothing Wordle 1,757 4/6 ⬛🟩⬛⬛🟩 ⬛⬛🟩⬛🟨 ⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Bit slow to post today Because I've just got a new phone At first when I got today's word It said my run was just one I think I've sorted it now It's showing my actual score I've muddled through it somehow! We'll see what happens tomorrow... 🤔😉 Wordle 1,756 5/6 🟨🟨⬛⬛⬛ ⬛🟨⬛⬛⬛ 🟨🟩⬛⬛⬛ 🟨🟩⬛🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

I throw my curtains wide See the sunrise through the trees In the streaky eastern sky. The Astronauts up above See the Earth in all its beauty And must wonder why some soulless men See it as their duty To destroy all that they see. To serve their vanity. Wordle 1,755 4/6 🟨⬛⬛⬛🟨 ⬛⬛⬛🟨🟨 ⬛🟨🟨⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Where are the checks and balances? Where are the people that care? Can you not see the verbal rhetoric Is nothing but hot air. How can you trust a leader Who plays with dangerous toys It's time to tell truth to power Time to be men not fawning boys. Wordle 1,754 4/6 🟩⬛⬛🟨🟨 ⬛⬛⬛🟨⬛ 🟩🟩🟨🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

TUESDAY HAIKU The warmth of the Sun The breezy murmurs of plants My garden oasis 1,753 4/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛🟩 ⬛⬛⬛🟨🟨 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

There are those who seek to improve the health Of their nation and the world at large And there are those who lust for more and greater wealth And look for ways that they can charge A fee for this a fee for that Who does the most good? Let me ask you that W. 1,752 5/6 ⬛🟨⬛⬛⬛ ⬛🟨⬛🟨⬛ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩⬛🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Wordle 1,751 4/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛🟨 ⬛🟨⬛🟨⬛ ⬛🟨⬛⬛🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 It's defo time to post this again...

FOR BURNLEY FANS Bring back Kieron Trippier as Club Captain.

I know you're slow to catch on Don But still I shouldn't have to speak it. Those who do not learn from History Are destined to repeat it. So end this war right now Don It's one you cannot win Scuttle back home again Where you can still pretend to be King W. 1,750 5/6 ⬛⬛🟨⬛⬛ ⬛⬛⬛🟨🟨 ⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩⬛🟨⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩