.
A view from the train
the meandering river
where fours and eights pull;
predominant colour green
and all feels good with the world.
by Scooj
Category: 3. Poems
Water vole
Dearest old Ratty
numbers are fast declining
from habitat loss.
‘Poop poop!’ said Toad seemingly
unaware of Ratty’s plight.
by Scooj
- On the recent news that the water vole is Britain’s fastest declining mammal species mainly due to loss of suitable habitat and predation by mink. Thank heavens they are captured so beautifully in the form of Ratty in Kenneth Grahame’s ‘the Wind in the Willows’.
Natural toy
Irresistible
a small wind-blown leaf tumbles
across the pavement
drawing the puppy away
from sniffing grubby lampposts.
by Scooj
Optimist
Ingenuity
it’s a human condition
we can fix the world;
in the hands of young people
a balance can be restored.
Pessimist
My heart is filled with
an unbearable sadness
when I see the world
when I see what we have done
and the mistakes we have made.
by Scooj
True
I have a problem
with authority figures
I’m not a ‘yes man’
I think my integrity
too often gets in the way.
by Scooj
Birthday
The older I get
the less certain I become
about anything;
a condition my young self
would struggle to understand.
by Scooj
Hunters
In the night
when all is pitch black
they will come
baring teeth
stealing the dreams from children
and wreaking havoc
by Scooj
Snow
Table top
covered with new snow
and a leaf
since fallen
reminder of passing time
and lifetime consumed.
by Scooj
A farewell
Thumping heart
be silent a while
let me breath
I must see
her countenance one last time
before all is lost
by Scooj
