Haiku: Lion

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I don’t try too hard
Being top has benefits
Respect is given

copyright Francis Barker 2020

Haiku: Good Earth

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Good Earth is fractured
Our philosophy unsound
Nature overcomes

copyright Francis Barker 2020

Poem: ‘Take Heed’

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This morning I heard the blackbird’s song,
a sound of hope, that is spring on its way.
Now I listen to the sounds of nature,
look for significant shapes in the sky,
rather than heed the rumour and ruse,
shenanigans of the twisted minds of men

copyright Francis Barker 2020

Beautiful Kestrel

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We take so much of nature for granted that we forget to recognise the miracles all around us.

Haiku: Hierarchy

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The eagle soars high
how else could it ever be?
Nature’s hierarchy

copyright Francis Barker 2019