"Fishermen" a haiku

Low low clouds today
Between the sea and the sky
Fishermen endure


Copyright © Res Burman 31st March 2021

 

"Magic Moment" a haiku

That magic moment
When all is still and waiting
For what day may bring



Copyright © Res Burman 30th March 2021

 

"Godolphin Hill" a haiku

The sun rises
From behind Godolphin Hill
Summer hope takes flight


Copyright © Res Burman 30th March 2021

 

"Goddess Grant" a haiku

Goddess grant that Spring
Come to us with open hands
Her Treasures to share


Copyright © Res Burman 28th March 2021
British Summer Time begins
so they say!

 

"The Dawn"

To plagiarize my friend
Rudyard Kipling


An' the dawn comes up like thunder
outer the Lizard 'crost the bay!

Photo Copyright © Res Burman 27th March 2021

 

"Every Cloud" a haiku

Every Cloud
Has it's own silver lining
Some sayings come true


Copyright © Res Burman 26th March 2021

 

"Better Days Coming" a haiku

The day starts pretty
As Spring skips gaily closer
Better Days coming

Copyright © Res Burman 25hth March 2021

 

"Peckish" a haiku

'Ere Gert, d'you fancy
A really really big fish
I'm a bit peckish

Copyright © Res Burman 24th March 2021

 

"Life's Longing for Itself" a haiku

Out over the sea

A single gull searches for food

Life's longing for itself

Copyright © Res Burman 23rd March 2021

 

"Oyster" a haiku

 

Seagull warms it's feet

On the Chippy chimney pot

The world's his oyster

Copyright © Res Burman 23rd March 2021

"Cornwall My Home" a haiku

So clear this morning
Harry Glasson could see me waving
Singing "Cornwall My Home"


Copyright © Res Burman 22nd March 2021

 

"Hope on the Skyline" a haiku

Between sea and sky
A narrow band of bright light
Hope on the skyline


Copyright © Res Burman 22nd March 2021

 

"The Old King" a haiku

The Old King gazes
Upon his Kingdom... wondering
What the hell happened


Copyright © Res Burman 21 March 2021

 

"God's Canvas" a tanka

The view this morning
Was misty and grey... as though
It was God's canvas

Waiting for the Holy Hand
To paint Her Glory upon it


Copyright © Res Burman 20th March 2021
Northern Spring Equinox

 

"Glowering Clouds" a gogyoshi

These glowering clouds
Sometimes fly so low
It seems we're about to be crushed
Tall men walk with a stoop
And seagulls have to duck their heads


Copyright © Res Burman 19th March 2021
World Sleep Day

 

"Cold Still Clings" a haiku

The Sun gets stronger
As Spring seems to get closer
But the cold still clings


Copyright © Res Burman 18th March 2021

 

"Monochrome" a tanka

Sometimes the Sun
Jealous of competition
Absorbs all colour

But the chimney pots remain
Monochrome in this bright light

Copyright © Res Burman 17th March 2021
St Patrick's Day

 

"Peace" a tanka

The eternal conflict
Between darkness and light
Is best seen here

Dawn brings equilibrium
The coming of light brings Peace


Copyright © Res Burman 16th March 2021

 

"The Huffpost" a gogyoshi

"Undercover Police Officers could police Nightclubs 
"To Better Protect Women!"
The Huffpost

The Government says
It'll put Police Officers
In Night Clubs to Protect Women
What springs first to your mind
"Cat among the Pigeons?"

Copyright © Res Burman 16th March 2021

 

"Police Violence" a gogyoshi

It appears to me the Metropolitan Police
Resent the fact that one of their number
A colleague, has been arrested for murder
So they took revenge upon grieving women
Who already felt unsafe upon the streets

Copyright © Res Burman 15th March 2021
Photograph: James Veysey/Rex

 

"Lonesome Cry" a haiku

The dawn creeps closer
Easing it's way through the clouds
Seagull's lonesome cry

Copyright © Res Burman 15th March 2021

 

"Polished" a haiku

 

The sea looks polished
As if by some giant hand
Spring edges closer


Copyright © Res Burman 14th March 2021

"Glowering Clouds" a haiku

Low glowering clouds
Shed rain upon the Lizard
Winter's grasping hands

Copyright © Res Burman 13th March 2021

 

"The Bird" a haiku

Even the Gulls are
Giving the weather the bird
Staying close to home

Copyright © Res Burman 12th March 2021

 

"Showers" a haiku

Sunlight is sparkling
On wet slates and chimney pots
Between the showers


Copyright © Res Burman 11th March 2021

 

"Warmth" a haiku

 

Penzance just sits there
On a cold but sunny day
Praying for more warmth


Copyright © Res Burman 10th March 2021

"Heaven" a haiku

As the sun rises
The dawn chorus always starts
Gull's homage to Heaven

Copyright © Res Burman 9th March 2021

 

"A Quiet Moment" a haiku

A quiet moment
When even the gulls are hushed
Waiting for the day


Copyright © Res Burman 9th March 2021

 

"Before Dawn" a haiku

Before dawn the Sun
Paints pastel shades across the sky
The World holds her breath

Copyright © Res Burman 8th March 2021

 

"Women's Day" a haiku

Today's Women's Day
May the Sun shine upon 'em
Bless them... ev'ry one

Copyright © Res Burman 8th March 2021

 

"Breakfast" a haiku

The lone gull takes flight
Looking for her next breakfast
In the blood red dawn

Copyright © Res Burman 7th March 2021

 

"Blood Red Dawn" a haiku

The sun is rising
But the Castle still stands firm
In this blood red dawn

Copyright © Res Burman 7th March 2021

 

"Sunlight" a haiku

Sunlight falls like rain
Through narrow gaps in the clouds
Spotlights on water

Copyright © Res Burman 6th March 2021

 

"Excited Insects" a haiku

The Chinese fortnight
Of the Excited Insects
Lead us towards spring

Copyright © Res Burman 5th March 2021

 

"St Piran's Day" a haiku

Thank God for Cornwall
Now on this Saint Piran's Day
Paradise on earth

Copyright © Res Burman 5th March 2021

 

"Gloomy Weather" a haiku

Even my neighbours
Tire of this gloomy weather
Oh spring... where art thou?

Copyright © Res Burman 4th March 2021

 

"Other Worlds" a haiku

 

Somewhere in the mist
There are other worlds... hidden
From my searching eyes

Copyright © Res Burman 3rd March 2021

"Mist" a tanka

The world vanishes
Behind a veil of pale mist
Is anyone there?

In days of isolation
Even the gulls look for friends

Copyright © Res Burman 2nd March 2021

"Rays" a tanka

Early morning rays
Give hope to our feathered friends
It's St David's Day

Copyright © Res Burman 1st March 2021