Sounds of spring

 

Pigeon coo cooing

heard in the front room fireplace

chimney stack calling.

 

by Scooj

Dog gone

 

Missing for an hour

Ruben ran and disappeared

feared we had lost him.

 

by Scooj

Unexpected tick tock

.

Old mantle piece clock

unwound for years, announces

there’s life in her yet.

.

by Scooj

Rest permitted

 

On doctor’s orders

taking it easy today

an afternoon snooze.

 

by Scooj

Choked

 

Conifer-smothered

poorly paulownia tree

leggy and forlorn.

 

by Scooj

Dog walk benefits

.

Ruben and I see

an orange-tip butterfly

the first of the year.

.

by Scooj

One year on

.

My sister and me

we remember him today

and tell our stories.

.

by Scooj

The beautiful game

 

Naples in London

twenty two battle it out;

new gladiators.

 

by Scooj

  • On my way to a football match between my beloved Arsenal and Napoli.

Seasons are changing

 

Conversation stops

outside the kitchen window

brimstone butterfly.

 

by Scooj

 

Paradox

 

An agent of change

seeking new ways of thinking

while disliking change.

 

by Scooj