Skimming stones of slate

On the surface of the lake

Ripples separate

A shiny white stone

Glistening in fresh water

Where we panned for gold

Into the rivers

We ran with the steady streams

And into the sea

Up in the mountains

Under the dappled tree shade

That’s where I found you

Milky mountain mist

Descends between silent peaks

Hear our mother’s voice

Teaming tadpoles thrash

Twisting and turning thousands

Transform into toads

Heather hugs hillsides

Hidden hillocks and hummocks

Here heroines hide

Bilberry bushes

Bursting with fresh springtime growth

Between grey old rocks

Sometimes I can’t think

Of things to haiku about

But that’s OK too

Buttercups spread thick

Across fresh warm summer grass

Melt in midday heat

These long lonely days

Waiting in a gloomy haze

Let me wipe your eyes

Creaky tired joints

Sink into hard concrete floors

On the run again

This giant planet

Just a drop in the ocean

Silence, hold your peace

Delicate blossom

Falls from Jacaranda trees

Like purple rain drops

In a sheltered cove

Sea lions soak up the sun

Basking blubber sponge

Cerulean skies

Bleeding into the ocean

Another day dies

We flutter and flap

Around flames that burn our wings

Into the darkness

In innocent eyes

Cold irony is reduced

To empty cliche

Always be my own

I need you to need me too

Never leave my side

Crevices and cracks

Make excellent homes for bats

Let’s build a new home

Silent bluebells toll

For the woods that we destroyed

To play with our toys

Hairy hoglets hide

Behind bramble and thicket

Turn their backs inside

Curled up tight all night

Hedgecubs hibernate daily

A cosy bed nest