A blackbird (Turdus merula) sitting safe in the blackthorn bushes, where else. Singing its loud melodic tune for a spring mate. This little bird has adapted to live close to humans and are therefore common in urban places. Found all over Europe but also in south east Australia.
Put your shorts on and sing along, back in black. Ha de Gött!
A pair seeking food in the wet grass, keeping a close watch of the photographer. The common crane (Grus grus) is large bird with long legs and neck to be able to seek food in shallow waters. Usually they gather in large flocks during spring for their mating dance. Guess these two skipped that part.
Then they fly off, ha de Gött!
Now once again I find myself
in this terrible predicament
a weight of the world
on my sloping shoulders
pulse banging hard and fast
shivering breath and pearls of sweat
three times of every year
this cycle of horrific fear
one of the those repeating event
I need to find my wife a present
One down, two to go. Ha de Gött!
Things around falling apart everything looks bleak and dark when outlook is crashing down giants eats the light around don't worry, everything will be fine I'll just put the kettle on
Tea fixes everything, ha de Gött!
Chill, ha de Gött!
I wonder what to write
often this inner fight
should I write a quote
or an ode to a leaking boat
brighten up my life
an poem of love to my wife
full of speed a sonnet
and stick it to my bonnet
Sail away on a sea of words, ha de Gött!
Two swans passing over the calm sea in the early spring morning.
Ha de Gött!
Little red hut
by seaside discrete
was anything but
Hold on it will clear up, ha de Gött!
Sometimes we get it wrong
too much information
to the loo
he enthusiastically admired
Per in wrinkles
doesn’t make sense
I’ll go and look for some periwinkles, toodle-oo. Ha de Gött!
Colourless in the snow
The dead oak tree
Refusing to fall
Resilient and beautiful
Stretching branches to the universe
A fading memory
Ha de Gött!
UlleHaddock 