Paris

Men stealing kisses

from passing acquaintances;

boulevard cafés.

 

by Scooj

Haiku 18

 

An establishment

entitled ‘Dirty Dick’, ain’t

my idea of fun.

 

by Scooj

Haiku 17

 

Regimented stacks

pay homage to Sacré-Coeur

from Paris roof tops.

 

by Scooj

St Agnes

Gently subversive,

the coolest road signs are here;

surfing in Cornwall.

 

by Scooj

Phil

I lost an old friend

and I only heard today;

my heart is heavy.

by Scooj

Jackie

She looked after me

and pointed out the blackbirds

when I was little.

 

by Scooj

to honour my cousin once removed’s seventieth birthday today.

Kingfisher

Slow lowland rivers,

pulling nets for a living,

those halcyon days.

 

by Scooj

Love May

Hey! George Monbiot

it will be forever May

when you rule the world.

 

by Scooj

Inspired by the inspiring (and controversial) George Monbiot.

Unintended consequence

 

Discarded fast-food;

a gull, impatient, gorges.

Speared from the inside.

 

by Scooj

I saw this unfortunate gull today at the Harbourside in Bristol. It left me feeling conflicted. Gulls are a bit of a nuisance and will raid the bins to satisfy their opportunistic lifestyle, and in doing so often litter the surroundings. However, this is not a nice predicament, and I am left wondering if things will turn out ok.

Haiku 16

 

Do we see something

of ourselves, our ancestry

in fluffy lemurs?

 

by Scooj