the silence
of the white mandolin . . .
half day moon

between dreams . . .
a blackbird's song brushed
into the firs

watermelon . . .
the coolness of the hill
at sunset


where the hawk
pinned the morning sky . . .
Arcturus


stitching
a patch of sunlight . . .
damselfly

Claire Everett's haiku, tanka and other poems have appeared in Lyrical Passion Poetry e-zine, Simply Haiku, Sketchbook, Haiku News and Bolts of Silk. Recently she won 2nd and 3rd place in the Think Tanka 2010. She lives with her husband, five children and two beautiful cats in County Durham, England.