Tag: 1. Haiku

Spider mite

 

On dry paving slabs

in the sun, squished under thumb

young children at play.

 

by Scooj

Bumble bee

.

Humble bumble bee

not yet properly awake

stuttering flight path.

.

by Scooj

Oystercatcher

 

Rockpooling alone

and ‘peet peeweet’ on the breeze

sweet sounds of my past.

 

by Scooj

Goldcrest

 

This smallest of birds

restless, flits from tree to tree;

see the yellow flash.

 

by Scooj

 

  • Sweet joy…I saw one of these in the garden this morning.

Visiting time

.

Looking for a chair

and refining bedside chat

feels a bit awkward.

.

by Scooj

The ward

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The old man in bed

dreaming wild morphine daydreams

sleep after the fall.

.

by Scooj

Sprinter

 

Enough already!

Winter’s tendrils holding fast,

bring me some sunshine.

 

by Scooj.

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’.

Family

 

Blue-eyed boy returns

family reunited

it feels good this way.

 

by scooj

Edible crab (Cancer pagurus)

 

Piecrust carapace

and defensive demeanour;

unfortunately.

 

by Scooj

  • The edible or brown crab is the most important commercial crab species in Europe.