Category: 1. Haiku

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

Quagmire

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Days of constant rain

and builders in the garden

a winter mud bath

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by Scooj

Mr. Average

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Nothing to see here

one of seven billion

unexceptional

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by Scooj

Practice

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Strong and gusty wind

a seasonal prelude to

Friday’s storm Eunice

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by Scooj

On the brink

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Macho posturing

east and west beating their chest

on the brink of war

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by Scooj