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88 · Jan 2020
Rain
Maggie Sorbie Jan 2020
The deluge has been pouring down
for how long, I wonder?
It is not just a drizzle
that gets into your bones
and it's not raining 'cats and dogs'.
Pitter-patter raindrops
Pitter-patter raindrops
all around, on the ground
I don't think it needs it
I wish some spring sunshine
would come our way
87 · Sep 2018
Treasure Hunt
Maggie Sorbie Sep 2018
Here's one of three
Where could
the other two
be?
86 · Oct 2018
Soup Friends and Poetry
Maggie Sorbie Oct 2018
Winter is on it's way

Andrew is here today

The yummy soup for you

Come and share a bowl or two



The words are flowing

The soup is too

Guess we must be hungry

And the sky is blue

Verses come together

Passing on skills old and new
85 · Jan 2019
No Snow
Maggie Sorbie Jan 2019
I looked out my window
I thought it had snowed
but it had not
it was just
a deep ground frost
85 · Jan 2020
Outside
Maggie Sorbie Jan 2020
On the tip of my tongue
when I am inside, I feel safe
knowing my way around-
Outside, not so much-
I decide to take
an ordinance survey map with me
84 · Feb 2019
Hush
Maggie Sorbie Feb 2019
Hush descended
as the white quiet snowflakes
fell yet again
83 · Jan 2020
Haiku (Enigma)
Maggie Sorbie Jan 2020
"It's an enigma"
my cool friend-blood sister said-
why bubbles burst
78 · Aug 2019
Mirage
Maggie Sorbie Aug 2019
Under the sun
that shone
innocently
on the desert
We saw a straw mirage
In the distance
it seemed real
Actually it was finite
77 · Jan 2019
Couch Potato
Maggie Sorbie Jan 2019
"If you don't use it you will lose it"
they say
Walking running swimming
hiking and cycling
take the potato out the door
When you have it for tea
you'll enjoy it
even more
75 · Jun 2019
The First Summery Day
Maggie Sorbie Jun 2019
A hive of activity
met me
on this summery day
73 · Nov 2018
What To Do For The Best
Maggie Sorbie Nov 2018
When knowing what to do
but not knowing how to do it

Inside himself he seems OK
going out on his scooter every day
he can converse and enjoy his food
unaware or aware
of the environment
in his home
72 · Feb 2020
Haiku (Miles Away)
Maggie Sorbie Feb 2020
Despite commotion
I could hear wild geese flying
Lovely sound to hear
69 · Jan 2020
Haiku (Parasite)
Maggie Sorbie Jan 2020
Everywhere we go
Ivy is spreading tendrils
Please, what can we do?
64 · Feb 2020
Scaffolding
Maggie Sorbie Feb 2020
Scaffolding is a skilled job,
I realized
as are all other jobs
in the building trade
Working in all weather
All credit and thanks to them!
Without their know-how
we would not have shelter
62 · Aug 2019
Wasps
Maggie Sorbie Aug 2019
I don't know why
there are so many wasps
this year
They can be something to fear
How do we catch them
without hurting them?

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