Tag: 1. Haiku

Time to go home

 

As the lights go out

and colleagues head for their homes

I remain and write.

 

by Scooj

Junk mail

 

A letter addressed

with ‘to whom it may concern’

is wasted on me.

 

by Scooj

Tanka 2

 

Ancient limestone rock

scoured by ceaseless storms and surf

and where a perfect

bowl is carved by swirling stones

a gift, a pool filled with life.

 

by Scooj

Sunday Sunday 

.

Here we are again

Sunday routine of pancakes

then off to netball. 

.

by Scooj

Nature boy

 

Forever outside

discovering worlds under

every upturned stone.

 

by Scooj

Trivial

 

Humpty Dumpty good

old egg, fell off the wall and

broke his leg…dear chap.

 

by Scooj

Dinosaur

 

I’m not good at change;

institutionalised and

too set in my ways.

 

by Scooj

Chocks away

 

The journey begins,

braced for a white-knuckle ride

we’re all wing-walkers

 

by Scooj

 

Momentum

 

Now I’m motoring

got the bit between my teeth

nothing can stop me.

 

by Scooj

Eocene

 

A long time ago

the Bracklesham deposits

were laid down to rest.

 

by Scooj