30 days into May

surprising lunch
three flowers and a meat pie-
trying something new
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#haiku/senryu
Written when a colleague opened his lunch box. Day lilies are edible and I am told have a slightly peppery taste.
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Elaine Patricia Morris (c) 2019

Ready at last

26 days into May

light as sleeping breath
dances on a whisper-
softly she speaks
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Elaine Patricia Morris (c) 2019
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#haiku/senryu

24 days into May

child on a swing
to and fro – Mother’s sari
in the breeze
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Elaine Patricia Morris (c) 2019
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#haiku/senryu #tanshi #micropoetry
#smallstone

23 days into May

London plane trees clean air
shed bark
nature handling pollution
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Elaine Patricia Morris (c) 2019
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#tauku #tanshi

22 days into May

winter ampitheatre
still and silent-
empty stage
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Elaine Patricia Morris (c) 2019
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#haiku #smallstone #tanshi
#micropoetry

21 days into May

the weight of hands
layered above me-
shady old chestnut
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Elaine Patricia Morris (c) 2019
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#haiku #smallstone #micropoetry
#tanshi #trees

20 days into May

First time I have ever had a haiku published. So exciting . Thank you so much to poetrypea.com and it’s on the podcast too.
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while litter picking
stinging nettle rash-
no dock EPM (C) 2019
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17 days into May

in the corner-
hawthorn blossom
where the snow drifts
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Elaine Patricia Morris (c) 2019
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#haiku #smallstone #tanshi #micropoetry

16 days into May

the swifts are back
carving up the sky
to last years nests
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Elaine Patricia Morris (c) 2019
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#haiku #smallstone #micropoetry