Haiku

Views over wetlands unmoved

disguise’s hidden bird life.

Activity returns under folds of darkness.

Silent wetlands untouched

by human foot encourage flocks

of travelling birds in hot weather.

Doves visit for seeds catching

eye of human through

broad kitchen window.

A pair of oak trees

garden sentinels

One only wearing green.

Smoke unfurls distantly

beyond the rhythm of river;

hidden from view.

Hills call out for rain

from passing clouds.

In time, they take notice.