light rain
oriental poppies
shed their petals

the sun
takes a toll of potted plants
dead lupins

dandelions  -
universe
of suns and moons

spring
greening
the stream

wild geraniums
on the edges of fields
buttercups

blind wisteria
gropes around the stockade fence
in its reach for sun

dew boiled by sunrise
the warm scent of earth rises
into my nostrils

herbaceous perennials
from a ground level cavern
a cat's tail, twitching

dogs bark
in the night's cool embrace
a distant train

dandelions
speckle the lawn
the air filled with fairies

azaleas
fading - the remains
of a rainbow

dawn chorus
morning seeps between the curtains
building site hammers

cornflowers
among the raspberry canes
wild arum

Welsh poppies
stretch yellows heads to the sun
a bed of violets

morning crow
wakes with the first light
plaintive cries

a chill wind
the chatter of schoolchildren
on their way to school

early morning wind
blows the curtains wide
distant dog barks

cherry tree a myriad of water droplets misty rain

magpie
chases off sparrows
tree-bark insects

water's surface
scattered with white petals
the last of honesty