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Janey...

We 'prayed' for rain

and,

like we had done anything 

right,

the rains arrived

Helen...

High against blue sky:

A tower of beans that even

Jack would fail to climb.

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Janey Thompson...

September silence,

sunlight sparkles on the sea,

summer's afterglow

Helen...

Blackberry picking.

Placing the activity

after the name works!

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Janey...

Ruby-red rowans,

birches dripping diamond drops 

greet our wedding-walk

Helen...

After so much heat

Rain should feel welcome and fresh

Not this heavy damp.

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Janey...

Cutting the hedges

now it's just the two of us -

the fledglings have flown

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Helen

Unmistakable –

Yellow leaves amid dark green,

Chill in morning air.

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Janey...

A pink summer-dawn,

a haziness, the season

drawing to a close

Helen...

 Deliciously cool

These mornings with their bright skies 

Full of shouting birds

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Janey...

And after the rain

the tired earth sighs a grateful 

breath...

a blackbird sings

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Janey ...

After the eclipse,

trees still dapple the dry earth

and the white birds call

Helen...

Strange signs this summer:

Loud gulls wheeling overhead 

Miles from any sea.