Puddle Blossoms
From the Blue Book
puddle blossoms
spiralling
with the clouds 514
spiralling
with the clouds
puddle blossoms 514B
butterfly
a sigh escapes
the brick 516
tui
rustling by in
formal attire 517
come come tui
visit the magnificent
kowhai 518
the gate
surrounded by lavender
unfurling koru 519
dog rests
apricots budding
under the tree 520
blood moon
ignoring the signs
one by one 521
spring
the tui
approaches 522
spring
the approach
of the tui 522B
computer
files fold
into night 523
spring eddies
swans slide past
mast tops 524
harbour calm
grooves in the
record 525
river ducks
spray take off
with every step 526
hurried steps
river ducks spray
take off 526B
spring sky
losing focus
sandfly swarms 527
losing focus
spring sky swarms
with sandflies 527B
what use
to one so hungry
flowering cherry 528
spring blackberries
sharpness of thorns
childhood tantrums 529
spring blackberries
the sharpness of thorns
in childhood tantrums 529B
midday morepork
without the moon
a hollow cry 530
swish!
the tui gone
into spring 531
dinner time
the cook's smile at
mmm... 490
paw paw seeds
spotted with age
my hands 492
sun kissed faces
polishing apples
on my pants 501
today's rain
leaning from the left
hoping I was right 533
perfect day
I walk the shore
the bee swims 534
heat haze
unconcerned I spit dust
clouds get bigger 535
funerals end
only mourners
leave 536
sit still bird
I cannot see you
in spring 537
mown grass
inspecting the cut
blackbird 539
question marks
hanging in the air
quail 540
a million leaves
balance the sunlight
bugs drift by 542
stilled
the bleating
of lambs 543
first buds
long days ahead
spring warms 544
once sharp
the sunset accepts
shadows 545
fern fronds
between the deck
spring afternoon 546
spring haze
above the land float
snow caps 547
scales
tip with a clang!
blowfly 548
still green
with autumn grass
October gumboots 549
candy floss clouds
all the dresses pink
at the party 550
rosemary bush
bees leapfrogging
flowers 551
dusk
white faced heron
tip toes 552
spring winds
deck chairs
rearranged 553
All poetry © Steven Clarkson 2014
From the Blue Book
puddle blossoms
spiralling
with the clouds 514
spiralling
with the clouds
puddle blossoms 514B
butterfly
a sigh escapes
the brick 516
tui
rustling by in
formal attire 517
come come tui
visit the magnificent
kowhai 518
the gate
surrounded by lavender
unfurling koru 519
dog rests
apricots budding
under the tree 520
blood moon
ignoring the signs
one by one 521
spring
the tui
approaches 522
spring
the approach
of the tui 522B
computer
files fold
into night 523
spring eddies
swans slide past
mast tops 524
harbour calm
grooves in the
record 525
river ducks
spray take off
with every step 526
hurried steps
river ducks spray
take off 526B
spring sky
losing focus
sandfly swarms 527
losing focus
spring sky swarms
with sandflies 527B
what use
to one so hungry
flowering cherry 528
spring blackberries
sharpness of thorns
childhood tantrums 529
spring blackberries
the sharpness of thorns
in childhood tantrums 529B
midday morepork
without the moon
a hollow cry 530
swish!
the tui gone
into spring 531
dinner time
the cook's smile at
mmm... 490
paw paw seeds
spotted with age
my hands 492
sun kissed faces
polishing apples
on my pants 501
today's rain
leaning from the left
hoping I was right 533
perfect day
I walk the shore
the bee swims 534
heat haze
unconcerned I spit dust
clouds get bigger 535
funerals end
only mourners
leave 536
sit still bird
I cannot see you
in spring 537
mown grass
inspecting the cut
blackbird 539
question marks
hanging in the air
quail 540
a million leaves
balance the sunlight
bugs drift by 542
stilled
the bleating
of lambs 543
first buds
long days ahead
spring warms 544
once sharp
the sunset accepts
shadows 545
fern fronds
between the deck
spring afternoon 546
spring haze
above the land float
snow caps 547
scales
tip with a clang!
blowfly 548
still green
with autumn grass
October gumboots 549
candy floss clouds
all the dresses pink
at the party 550
rosemary bush
bees leapfrogging
flowers 551
dusk
white faced heron
tip toes 552
spring winds
deck chairs
rearranged 553
All poetry © Steven Clarkson 2014