cloudy summer--

the old woman walks down

with drifting shadow

*****

summer afternoon--

spending time with the tree

after distant walk

*****

Pravat Kumar Padhy

sudden hail storm
batters the windows
midsummer daisies

wood pigeons
on chimney tops
drooling cat

sun
through the clouds  -
ox-eye daisy

slipper orchids
self seed across the garden
cornflowers

Bright drops of water
Hang on the shimmering leaves;
Breeze shakes rain from trees.

rain returns
cuckoo spit is washed away
lavender stalks

rambling rose
laden with pink flowers
self seeded cranesbill

bulbous stalks
of water iris
darting goldfish

sparrows
line up for the bird table
rain's respite

peony petals
a fledgling sparrow rescued
from the cat

Twinkling on my lawn,

Baby deer bucks and scampers;

His mother rests near.

spring flowers fade
under relentless rain
textured leaf border

rain
patters on the patio
that wet dog smell

watercolour roses
unfurl delicate blossoms
sparrows pick off aphids

aquilegias
flower from scattered seed
cornflowers

orange poppy
grows between the paving slabs
parsley

steady rain
puts out the summer heat
plants drink it all in

summer streak

I wish I were a bird

in the open sky,

full of thin  clouds soothing

the burns with dripping rains


Pravat Kumar Padhy

two thrushes
on the back lawn
tabby cat

The First Summer Day

reminiscent or premonition
Autumn breath
thin ice in June