Category: 1. Haiku

Secrets

 

I can see nothing

of your beating heart behind

those darkened windows.

 

by Scooj

Treason

 

As fireworks paint the

night sky, we celebrate Guy’s

failed shenanigans.

 

by Scooj

Disappointment

 

Banana fritters

promise so much more than they

ever deliver.

 

by Scooj

A lifetime ago

 

Faded memories

of innocents; I weep with

the passing of time.

 

by Scooj

Working at home

 

It’s all merry hell –

telephone conferences

and builders don’t mix.

 

by Scooj

Swan song

 

A final flourish

as green leaves turn brown, then drop

and cruel winter comes.

 

by Scooj

  • edited to restore the correct syllable count (how embarrassing!)

Mistletoe

 

Autumn’s nakedness

unveils a seasonal boon

for Christmas kisses.

 

by Scooj

The gathering

 

The wait is over,

excited children extort

sweeties from neighbours.

 

by Scooj

Swimming party

 

See the crocodile

with happy smiling faces;

snap snap, hurry up!

 

by Scooj

*Crocodile – an informal line of people, especially children, walking in pairs

**At primary school, decades ago, we had a trip to the London Natural History Museum. My teacher said ‘let’s see the crocodile’…I spent the rest of the day looking for this infernal reptile. I never found it.

Bond

 

An evening at

the flicks with the family;

Spectre spectacle

 

by Scooj