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Advent tide

Flurries of sleetRainbows and sunSlices of silverMirror the viewGolden the leavesSilently driftDownstream On Advent tide.

Posted byruthpartridge4th December 2021Posted inUncategorizedTags:poetry, River Dart, South Devon, TotnesLeave a comment on Advent tide

Storm

a firing of the windfrom the northearly arrival

Posted byruthpartridge27th November 2021Posted inUncategorizedTags:haiku, storm, weather, winterLeave a comment on Storm

A walk where those have trod

To walk a route where those have trodO’r hundreds of years or moreTo place a foot upon rough worn stones That have stood the test of timeMany a packhorse crossed this wayMany a storm has surgedAnd yet this bridge endureth allAnd rightfully is preserved.

Posted byruthpartridge21st November 202121st November 2021Posted inUncategorizedTags:Dartmoor, River BoveyLeave a comment on A walk where those have trod

Climate Change

hollow wordsecho in the hillsClimate change

Posted byruthpartridge14th November 2021Posted inUncategorizedTags:climate change, haikuLeave a comment on Climate Change

Woodland walk

What a lovely autumnal day. With love from Blue and Ruthx rides slice through orangeleaves crunch underfootfocus sharpens

Posted byruthpartridge14th November 2021Posted inUncategorizedTags:cocker spaniel, Dartmoor, haikuLeave a comment on Woodland walk

Paradox

faded blooms of summerdramatic Autumn lighta paradox

Posted byruthpartridge14th November 2021Posted inUncategorizedTags:haiku1 Comment on Paradox

Unfolding the Story – Haiku

a writer’s hand unfolding the storythe fog lifts

Posted byruthpartridge10th November 202111th November 2021Posted inUncategorizedTags:haikuLeave a comment on Unfolding the Story – Haiku

Firework Joy

When starbursts earth to sky create Spangled prisms light the dark A myriad of memoriesRocket forth.

Posted byruthpartridge7th November 2021Posted inUncategorizedTags:fireworks, mindfulnessLeave a comment on Firework Joy

Sea Fury

Salt spray and raucous noiseIn the face Dogs bark to the wind The waves ebb and flowDrawn back, curled low Churning the Old Devon Sandstone Sucked from under the red stained cliffs;Erosion in drifts;Scars tell the storyThe coast path’s moved Again.Drawn are we toThe pebbled shore, The shelving beach, The pounding waves,Whipped up swell;Faces toContinue reading “Sea Fury”

Posted byruthpartridge28th October 2021Posted inUncategorizedTags:the seaLeave a comment on Sea Fury

Haiku : News

insouciance of the wind squall and showerensconced in climate change

Posted byruthpartridge27th October 2021Posted inUncategorizedTags:climate change, haiku, newsLeave a comment on Haiku : News

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