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Morning from NE Scotland!

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Over white capped roofs A morning sky tinged with pink Promises more snow
November 19, 2024 at 8:24 AM
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There’s a lot to be said for all this rain. My allotment is looking gorgeous.

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Behind the lupins The allotment reaches out In fertile expanse Broad leaf of rhubarb Leans towards the bronze fennel Behind purple chives
June 3, 2026 at 7:33 AM
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Merry Christmas from NE Scotland!

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Blue sea horizon Beneath unseasonal sky A mincemeat pie sits
December 25, 2024 at 1:58 PM
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Snow outstays welcome
And all my dreams are of warmth
And cornflower fields

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January 10, 2025 at 9:52 AM
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February blues
Rejections, no work ahead
But there - a daisy!

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February chills Lay damp across the green moss Where a daisy blooms
February 6, 2025 at 10:12 AM
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Gyms aren’t for me. Instead, I volunteer as a guide at this magnificent castle. I know her so well now and never tire of views like this. I get my exercise walking back in time.
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Bluest winter sky Above a castle courtyard Frosted white with snow
December 3, 2024 at 8:09 PM
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#FridayPoem

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Not Today by Dawn McLachlan One day I will not reach out for you on the stair greet creaks of the door One day I will not lay my hand where once you slept wait for velvet tread one day…
July 11, 2025 at 7:30 AM
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November 18, 2024 at 9:39 AM
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Winter Haiku

I see the rowan
Branches glitter with redwings
Feasting in winter

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December 9, 2024 at 8:59 AM
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A #FridayPoem for #poemsabout prompt - #WaxTears

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Wax Tears by Dawn McLachlan The hill that you chose Frosted and bitter as contempt Do you like the view? Come, take steeper paths We’ll climb the highest mountains Into such bright air
July 18, 2025 at 8:36 AM
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Roost in Blue

Black branches seek air
Coloured blue by winter’s brush
Crows scratch the sky

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December 18, 2024 at 8:44 AM
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One for #smallpoemsunday

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Cherry Tree By Dawn McLachlan Branches garnet ringed Engaged to the summer sky Reaching for the sun Here, in the orchard On a blue day smudged with clouds I am become Thief
July 20, 2025 at 9:36 AM
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Why on earth are there AI pics of cats? Surely there’s enough real cat pics to sink the internet already?
Here’s one of Buttons. He knows he’s pretty.

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In the morning sun Buttons seems to glow with light Despite being dim
October 26, 2025 at 11:15 AM
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This week’s #fridaypoem
is about damn time.

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Latitude A haiku set by Dawn McLachlan Once upon a time The whole world seemed chaotic And without a pause We feared the silence Words crammed into each corner Chatter like the birds We minded the gaps As the hours were fleeting Still so much to say Now, joy is in peace The words known but unspoken Drift silent as clouds Whirling time settles As the hourglass slows down To meet our heartbeats
July 4, 2025 at 10:06 AM
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Another #FridayPoem and another #haikuset

Sometimes the only option is to write #poemsabout and the only solution is #riot or choose to lie among the ashes.

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Witch Hunt by Dawn Mclachlan We watched eyes of hate And heard the rumours flowing And could have stopped them We saw gathered sticks Heard whispers of dreadful plans And should have stopped them Emboldened by lies They built their dreadful pyre We wished we'd stopped them We heard fire crack As the fanned flames scorched us all Praying it would stop At the bitter end We will lie in the ashes That consumed us all
August 29, 2025 at 8:03 AM
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Time for another #FridayPoem. Still struggling with the #poemsabout prompt this week so instead here’s the fresh start of a snowy day in a #haikuset
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Whiteout a haiku set by Dawn Mclachlan In the silent night Snow came down like memories and cleansed the landscape Smoothed to sugar-white Harshness sweetened to the eye Winter confection From the far forest Rooks rise in conversation Punctuating sky Now the dead trees In the disguise of winter Cannot be discerned In the pink of dawn An unexplored day stretches As if newly born
November 21, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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This week’s #FridayPoem from the #poemsabout prompt - #starcrossed

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You Are Here A haiku set by Dawn McLachlan I found a signpost In the torment of the storm It said “you are here” I trace a new route From where the map has worn through A thousand touches The contours vanish In the fading of the light But the hills remain In the dark of night Underneath the salted sky Our pathways align When the night has fled And morning light falls like rain I know you are here
August 1, 2025 at 7:40 AM
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I think this just about sums me up.

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A strawberry rests In a filthy tired hand Summer within reach
November 27, 2024 at 8:19 AM
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From the car

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From the car I see White fields to the gold distance Blurred winter vision
January 7, 2025 at 9:54 AM
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Out and about today with a pal doing free seed bank drop ins at rural libraries. Alice drives very slowly because the lanes are full of hares.
I’m so in love with hares. #lesshatemorehares #aberdeenshire #scotland #hares #haikuAltText
June 4, 2026 at 5:50 PM
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A poem for #poemsabout prompt #burnforthecamera
This #haikuset is for J who passed away suddenly at Christmas. So missed. So loved. “Sail on, float free, just be” Miss you.

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Flowers A haiku set For J Oh, how bright we shone In the gold times without end And the days of blue We rode on the breeze And spiralled through the long nights Blown by winds of chance In summers of youth We tossed our beautiful heads And felt immortal No thought of futures Or of winter boughs of grief No fear of old bones I picture you then Somehow lonely in a crowd And I remember © Dawn McLachlan
October 24, 2025 at 10:40 AM
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Snowbow over Huntly Castle. One of the best things about being a tour guide is seeing the castle in all weathers. There’s never a day when she’s not the most elegant, beautiful, defiant and inspiring thing I know. I love this building.

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The castle stands strong History soaked in her bones Snowbow arched above These ancient stone walls Carry weight of history Beneath a snowbow
November 20, 2024 at 8:40 AM
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Sigh….

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Having little time We squeeze the bottle too hard And miss the sandwich *** Image shows a half prepared sausage sandwich on thick white bread. Sadly the tomato sauce has mostly hit the worktop instead of the bread.
June 17, 2026 at 11:23 AM
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Today I have been doing a bit of prep for a promotion I’m working on for the bookshop (yes, I also help run a community bookshop)
This has meant that Clive the (very soft and squishy) Penguin is keeping me company.

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Snow so bright today Even penguins are dazzled A smart toy needs shades
November 18, 2024 at 5:35 PM
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My #FridayPoem this week comes from a prompt from a friend’s niece who suggested I write a poem about “a memory inspired by a smell”
This was a pleasure to write.

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Blackberry Days A haiku set by Dawn McLachlan We cross the strandline The curved beach a golden band wedding woods to sea Stepping into shade Where air is blackberry rich Such earthy perfume I am young once more Skin bejewelled with scratches Fingers and lips stained My bowl is so full And the long autumn shadows Will guide our way home
July 25, 2025 at 9:34 AM