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The bright yellow thing
set in a pallid blue sky
it’s been a long time
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by Scooj
Category: 1. Haiku
A dog’s life
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When I work you sleep
when I am sleeping you sleep
other times you eat
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by Scooj
Waterlogged
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Rain on rain on rain
dog-trodden garden mud bath
dreaming of sunshine
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by Scooj
Parrot or parakeet
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Such idle chit-chat
of parakeets and parrots
ornithology
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by Scooj
- written on a family WhatsApp chat, in which my mother and sister posted a picture of themselves with a parakeet on their shoulders. A discussion ensued about what kind of bird it was – of course I had to do some quick research – it was an Alexandrine parakeet.
Tales of a telecabine
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The stories I’ve heard
from all corners of the globe
would make Satan blush
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by Scooj
By a frozen lake
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Snowflakes tap,tap,tap
on my unfolded piste map
yellow-billed coughs sing
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by Scooj
Mont Blanc
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Towering ancient
the highest point in Europe
an Alpine vista
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by Scooj
Cocoon
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I have a cocoon
in tough times I retreat there
unavailable
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by Scooj
Landslide
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Red soil scoured bank side
vegetation heads seawards
inexorable
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by Scooj
loft manoeuvres
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Decorations boxed
military precision
swapped with the ski gear
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by Scooj
Natural adventures 