Haiku (2007)

i.
aboard the first train
in filthy shoes
snow quickly melts

ii.
seeds, burrs and dew
on my trainers
…last night's dance…

iii.
high street at christmas:
the lost child's poster
taken down

iv.
fried beef, garlic, cinnamon –
second night in our new home

v.
a little wipe of the till?
easter visitors

vi.
trampling leaves and twigs
I nearly squash
next year's primrose

vii.
morning rain…
sand-eyed in Tesco
my daughter hugging fruit

viii.
June mist?
boat skirts pale beaches
our tents packed away

ix.
December gale
clouds cross the bay…
crisp, clean shirts.