Extraordinary
hypocrisy from Boris
and all his cronies
sovereignty of Parliament
swept aside to push ‘no deal’.
Category: 3. Poems
Ground rush II
.
Last minute packing
checking items off the lists
poor preparation.
No sooner is the boy back
than the girl departs for camp.
.
by Scooj
Electric storm
Darkest muddy skies
frequent flickering flashes
and muted thunder
by Scooj
* That was some electric storm we had over Bristol last night. I cannot recall ever seeing anything like it. We were getting about 20-30 flashes of lightning every minute for more than an hour. It was spectacular. And only one rumble of thunder right at the start, to announce the light show had begun.
To Dorchester
The engine drags us through
a rich and verdant land
lush from unusually heavy summer rains
The rhythm is punctuated by small stations
boasting tidy flowerbeds and once busy buildings
that slumber now as polluting cars
offer a more convenient means of travel
I am afforded the luxury of time to think
and to stare out of the window
where I see my life dashing by
each blade of grass a memory lost
Closer now to my destination than to my home
the journey has passed all too quickly
I should have liked a little more time, just a little,
to have lingered a while at each of the stops along the way.
by Scooj
* something of a rarity from me. Always a little nervous of sharing poems other than haikus or tankas.
Out of breath
.
Heart rate is slowing
a mad dash to platform 9
I made it on time.
Well I needn’t have bothered
I don’t live in Switzerland.
.
by Scooj
School swimming lessons remembered
.
That little schoolboy
petrified and insecure;
a bully teacher.
Butterflies in his tummy
and mental paralysis.
.
by Scooj
Blessing and a curse
What separates us
from the animal kingdom
is our compassion.
My heart weeps for a fledgling
too sickly to carry on.
by Scooj
- In a garden hedge in my road, this small ball of fluff was hiding its head from this scary world under its wing. Obviously recently fledged and confused its liklihood of survival are pretty low. It showed no signs of response to noise and will be an easy target for cats or foxes of which there are a great many in the neighbourhood. It was heartbreaking. No sign of its parents.
Outside in
Dog rather confused
by an urgent sparrow trapped
bumping the window.
Both creatures in high alert
each frightened of the other.
Forgetful
Wrote a nice haiku
in my head this morning but…
can I recall it?
not even a single word
this tanka will have to do.
by Scooj
Star struck
As a young(ish) man
and she then a young woman
I pondered upon
possibilities beyond
my station. Out of my league.
by Scooj
Natural adventures 