Frost pockets
shallow depressions
scars of war
Such vivid poppies
flower in the fields of eternity
under tombstone skies
On Lammas Day
a bath in the River Somme
blood stains remain
Brief bio:
Tim
Gardiner has haiku published in Country-Side, Dead Snakes, Haiku
Journal, Poetry Nook, Three Line Poetry and 50 Haikus. His first
collection of full-length poetry 'Wilderness' is due to be published by
Brambleby Books in 2014. He is also an ecologist who has published
numerous scientific papers and several books on natural history.
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