Mid life

Reflected skyscapes,

distortions of waking dreams,

muddled horizons.

 

by Scooj

End of life

Once green, now yellow,

wheat heads groan in windy gusts

longing for harvest.

 

by Scooj

Smartphone distraction

Laughs turned to curses

as the lady missed her bus.

Too busy chatting.

 

by Scooj

written on the bus home from work yesterday. It has happened to me too.

Respect

It is you that counts,

not your status or your rank;

you for you alone.

 

by Scooj

Almost invisible

Standing out alone

in understated grandeur.

Most will walk on by.

 

by Scooj

5. Stokes Croft, Canteen (1)

Breakdancing Jesus is a huge mural on one of the most desirable walls in Bristol. The work was commissioned by the Canteen and completed in June 2013.

The artist, Cosmo Sarson, is a painter from London, who was inspired by his love of breakdancing and witnessing some breakdancers performing for the Pope.

Cosmo Sarson, Breakdancing Jesus, Stokes Croft, Bristol, July 2015
Cosmo Sarson, Breakdancing Jesus, Stokes Croft, Bristol, July 2015

It is a really striking and challenging mural, and I love it. You might also just spot a small blue disc to the left of the mural which commemorates the Bristol riots in the area in April 1980.

It is opposite the famous Banksy ‘Mild Mild West’ mural. This mural was planned to remain for two years, which means that it may not be there much longer. We’ll see.

8/10

Love you

An untold story;

a gift of love? or maybe

an apology.

 

by Scooj

A bicycle I saw exactly a year ago on a street in Bristol.

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4. Redland Station

Another mural by Cheo, that I have never really paid too much attention to, despite seeing it frequently.

Cheo, Redland Station, Bristol, July 2015
Cheo, Redland Station, Bristol, July 2015

This piece, which includes his signature bees, can be found on the end wall of the garages, at the entrance to the station. It is a cheerful, rural theme.

 

Dragonfly

Relic from Earth’s youth

bathing in afternoon sun.

Fleeting adulthood.

 

by Scooj

Bristol to London by Train 2

Deer in open fields

scamper away for cover

when iron thunder comes.

 

by Scooj