Snow?

Carpet of blossom
Falls in the orchard, drifting.
Unseasonal snow.

The Green Man

Galloping approach,
Sap rises through the woodland:
The Green man cometh.

Killims and Crochet

Killims and crochet,
Warm quilts and sheepskin,
Comforting home from sweet home






(photograph by kind permission of J Durrand)

Blossom

Blossom backlit blue:
A treasure for bees
Fit for more than forty thieves.

Marshmallow Tree

A good day begins:
First lovely I see,
"Good Morning Marshmallow tree.
"

Morning Meadow

In a meadow framed by trees
Horses stand and doze
In the morning breeze.

Garden Tmesis

Lawn-blooming-mowers!
Broken down again;
In-bloody-convenience!

Fan-bloody-tastic:
Wheel-barrow puncture.
Lurching like a hopeless drunk.

Dande-flippin'-lions
Poking through the gaps
Laughing at the weedkiller.

And ant-friggin'-hills
Central to the lawn
Their own cityscape on stripes.

A gardener's frustrations
Are beyond compare
As they tear out hair!