May Haiku
(Bruce Castle)

Glowing orange orbs,
cluster of new-born planets:
this year’s first roses!

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Dusk, delayed, scented:
the earth emerged from the dark,
bedecked like a bride.

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Below the half-moon
a low-flying aeroplane
slices up the sky.

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The tower-clock strikes,
bright, as if an angel called:
Be alive! Alive!

Christina Egan © 2013

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You can see a photo of Bruce Castle, Tottenham, London and read some similar poetry in German at Himmelblaue Uhr.