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Storm front

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Dark skies a prelude,
Thunder rolls in from the sea,
Recumbent rain falls.

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Unreliable Narrator

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Not feeling a Haiku,
Brain is too tired to count,
Unreliable.

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Barren Tree

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Glowing deep blue sky,

A golden green monument,

Barren tree stands alone.

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Autumn afternoon

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Tranquil silver mist,
Bone-like unmoving branches,
Cool stillness descends.

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Dew Scents

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Misty morning fog,
The shadows fall silently,
The moist dew scents all.

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Welwyn Garden City

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Stuck in hotel room,
Red brick walls as scenery,
English town planning.

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Silver Autumn

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Edited by Oliver Sawtell, Friday 6 November 2026 at 11:50

White birch bark like scales,
Brown leaf carpet and mushrooms,
Silver Autumn sky.

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Brown Leaf

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Curled crisp brown leaf sits,
Green sentinels stand proudly,
Gold leaves fly on wind.

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Bare tree

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Bare tree with single leaf,
Sole vigil of time holds out,
Remonstrating death.

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Loch Water

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Edited by Oliver Sawtell, Monday 2 November 2026 at 13:02

Duck glides over water,
The loch's mirror cold and deep,
Nature’s harmony.

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Golden delights

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Golden delights fall,
Deep blue cold sky blasts with light,
Sentinels survey.

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silver sky

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A silvery sky, 
Leafless trees carpet the paths,
Chill wind penetrates.

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Autumn deposits

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The leaf blower hums,
Gardener rakes resisters,
Autumn deposits.

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Slow morning

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Slow morning passes,
A tiredness creeps inwardly,
Sleep is the answer.

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Autumn storms

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Water from the sky,
Coming down in steep ridges,
The autumn storms come.

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The Storm

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The tempest hit hard,
Oblique rain, prone criminal,
Midnight squall settled.

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To Walk

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A contemplation,
It’s to walk or not to walk,
Mental health is fun.

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Dune

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Hans Zimmer on radio,
Transported to Arrakis,
Sublime peace music. 

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Therapy session

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Pandemonium;
Doors smash, people talking, crescendo,
Therapy session.

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Creative surge

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Brain swelling with ideas,
Cup of tea to arm senses,
A creative surge.

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Autumn paradox

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Brilliant sunshine,
The sitting room open fire crackles,
Glorious autumn.

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Data

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Edited by Oliver Sawtell, Saturday 17 October 2026 at 14:19

Downloading data,
An endless stream of photos,
Life leaving a mark.

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Autumn Fade

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Edited by Oliver Sawtell, Saturday 17 October 2026 at 14:18

Blue through withered trees,
Frost on morning grass feathers,
Autumn starts to fade.

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Heart and Pain

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A heart flutters fast,
A tear shed to aid the pain, 
A life is fleeting.

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Cascading

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The wind cascading,
Green and red leaves wave in time,
Elements entwined.

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