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An evening out
celebrating sixty years
of Jonathan G
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by Scooj
Category: 1. Haiku
What’s the point
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Twice I have heard this,
putting things into context
sense of proportion
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by Scooj
Invasion
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I can’t shut it out
no matter how hard I try
fear, worry, loss, hope
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by Scooj
Dirty money
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Talk of dirty cash
by those that have gained from it
difficult to take
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by Scooj
Cloak
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Darkness surrounds us
a thick veil over Europe
light of peace snuffed out
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by Scooj
War
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Horror of horrors
wish fulfilment unfulfilled
Putin starts his war
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by Scooj
- in spite of Russian war preparation, I genuinely hoped/believed it wouldn’t come to this. Today I am shocked and deeply worried by the events unfolding in Ukraine. This is where unfettered nationalism gets us. Putin, Trump, Farage, Bolsenaro, Johnson, Bannon… any more?
Desensitised
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You might have thought that
watching the news would concern
instead we grab zeds
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by Scooj
Post covid
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The phone never rings
instead faces on the screen
MS Teams and Zoom
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by Scooj
Round robin
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Fluffy feather ball
partnered up and preparing
there’s work to be done
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by Scooj
Demolition
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Old wall dismantled
pneumatic drill the culprit
the stories it knows
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by Scooj
Natural adventures 