Autumn’s nakedness
unveils a seasonal boon
for Christmas kisses.
by Scooj
Category: 1. Haiku
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
The Silence of the Pumpkin
Slice open your head
scramble and scoop out your brain
then coerce a smile.
by Scooj
Visit The Poet Rummager to read and join in the Monster Masquerade
Redland Grove Park
A golden tide sweeps
in and children kick about
having fun; then rest.
by Scooj
Tide-line
At its highest point
the sea deposits its gifts
in long rows to dry
by Scooj
Afternoon snooze
A stolen moment
fourty winks only, I say,
sweet deliciousness
by Scooj
Long day
Pancakes, cinema,
weekly shopping, watch the match,
tacos and haiku
by Scooj
Love Earth
That moment when you
rise above the clouds and the
wonder is revealed
by Scooj
Natural adventures 