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Haiku poetry, painting and drawing inspired by the beauty of Canberra. Words and art by Canberra Haiku and friends.

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Winter robins

June 10, 2022 mattbirds, canberra, haiku, painting, poetry, robin, winterLeave a comment
the dappled path - 
poking under melting frost
yellow robins

Autumn storms

May 23, 2022May 23, 2022 mattautumn, beach, birds, canberra, coast, haiku, painting, poetry, watercoloursLeave a comment
the churning ocean - 
oystercatchers examine
the eroded shore

Canberra Day

April 25, 2022 mattautumn, balloons, canberra, haiku, painting, poetry, watercolours2 Comments
Dawn lights the lake  
Boats float with reflections
Of autumn balloons

Red-browed finch

April 6, 2022April 25, 2022 mattbirds, canberra, finch, haiku, Lisa, painting, poetryLeave a comment
Small, feathered and masked 
Alert… darting through foliage
A brave flash of red

✏️+🎨 by Lisa

Pardalote hidden in the canopy

April 3, 2022 mattbirds, canberra, haiku, painting, pardalote, poetry, writingLeave a comment
Shy and elusive 
Yet such a fancy outfit
A jewelled treasure

✏️+🎨 by Lisa

Hopeful herald

March 29, 2022 mattbirds, canberra, cockatoo, haiku, Lisa, painting, parrot, poetry5 Comments
A white feathered friend 
Has a lot of news to share
Busy beak; sharp screech

✏️ + 🎨 by Lisa

Autumn lullaby 🍂

March 26, 2022 mattautumn, birds, canberra, haiku, painting, poetry, rufous whistler, watercolours, writing7 Comments
Chilly evening 
Birdsong lullaby
The sun falls asleep

Fate defied

March 11, 2022March 11, 2022 mattautumn, birds, canberra, haiku, painting, poetry, watercolours, weebill4 Comments
Tiny yellow leaves  
Flutter inevitably
No wait! They're weebills!

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I’m a weebill I'm
a weebill I'm a weebill
Squeaks the proud weebill

Spotted tail quoll

March 6, 2022 mattcanberra, haiku, painting, poetry, quoll2 Comments
The spotted tail quoll 
Once widespread on the mainland.
But they will be back...

✏️ Paula
🎨 Gus (8 years old)

Moonlighting

February 23, 2022 mattbirds, canberra, cockatoo, haiku, painting, poetry, summer, watercolours, zen3 Comments
In a cloak of fog 
the sun impersonates
the full moon

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