Cynghanedd

Tried Welsh meters? Turns
out, Basho was a slacker -
Haikus are not bells!


OK, obscure even by my standards - see "Extreme Welsh Meter" for an interesting read.

Is it that time already...?

The start of term looms.
Now, staring us in the face -
Where did August go?

Too many terms now:
Quirk of the school calendar
Stole away a week.

Really, we've been robbed,
Five weeks just isn't enough
Time away from kids!

One of those weeks

Racing a deadline.
In the middle of the night,
Suddenly, the dawn.

Laptop with ice pack
Even hardware feels the heat;
Must rebuild today!

Non-negotiable.
Miles to go before I sleep,
and the school year ends.

Where are the lambs?

Despite the calm sun,
Wind shakes the camellias;
Lions of March roar on.

Sunset, late winter

Pink-flushed western skies;
February-fill-the-ditch
Cannot quench the sun.

2015

Yay! I get to post
The first haiku of the year!
On a winter's day.


Surely this makes up
for all those haiku last year
that I never wrote?


Foggy day becomes
freezing January night.
I long for spring's warmth.


Until spring there are
jobs in the house to do
like decorating.


Rubbing down paintwork
Difficult when all one wants
is to hibernate :D