I posted this in response to a thread of comments in another blog. But I think it has some inherent interest.

The bluebells are back.
Their caravan pauses here;
they know this place.

(My Spring haiku: same words each year; only the photo varies).

This verse came to mind after I had taken the photo below:

And here’s the photo:

That was taken at Scotney Castle, Kent, England.

It’s time for me to post my annual snowdrops haiku:

Here in England we have found that the snowdrops are at their peak right now.

A cold night ahead.

Let us turn up the heating

and watch old movies.

© John Looker 2024

The poetry anthology Leaving has just been published by Bennison Books. This collection of poetry explores both the gruelling reality and the …

Leaving: a new anthology out now

Come on in Autumn!

But who is that behind you,

so pale and so thin?

This seems a good day in the year to repost an old verse :

Today in southern England we’ve seen both sunshine and showers. That’s the end of summer; from here on, it’s autumn.

… … the opening lines of a poem that has been included in an anthology just published in Aotearoa New Zealand by the inspirational Caselberg Trust.

Here’s the full poem:

Copyright John Looker

Conversation with a sea lion was highly commended in the Trust’s international competition in 2020 and I am so pleased that it has now found its way into print – and in Aotearoa New Zealand where it belongs.

The anthology is available in New Zealand through book shops from the Caselberg Press.

The bluebells are back.

Their caravan pauses here;

they know this place.

© John Looker 2020

We did this walk again yesterday and the bluebells were superb. There’s an ethereal quality about them which no photo can fully capture – it’s something to with the haze of colour I think, and the stillness; perhaps the faint scent as well.