fresh southerly

the dried leaves and I

applaud

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sun-bleached field

mistaking dried thistle heads

for sheep

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morning heat

the stray cat not straying

too far

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oscilating fan –

stirring the silence

between us

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Note: Not sure if it’s a Kigo but “oscillating fan I think pins this Haiku in Summer.

cool change

a magpie rakes the karesansui*

with its beak

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kigo : cool change (summer)

* karesansui is a Japanese sand or gravel garden.

no cabbages!

a cabbage white settles

for a lavender

Kigo: “cabbage white” a proflific butterfly abundently active in Summer

oppresive heat

the cat licks its fur

from the clothes brush

New Year’s Day

a shingleback tastes

the air