Tag: 1. Haiku

Treason

 

As fireworks paint the

night sky, we celebrate Guy’s

failed shenanigans.

 

by Scooj

Disappointment

 

Banana fritters

promise so much more than they

ever deliver.

 

by Scooj

A lifetime ago

 

Faded memories

of innocents; I weep with

the passing of time.

 

by Scooj

Working at home

 

It’s all merry hell –

telephone conferences

and builders don’t mix.

 

by Scooj

Mistletoe

 

Autumn’s nakedness

unveils a seasonal boon

for Christmas kisses.

 

by Scooj

The gathering

 

The wait is over,

excited children extort

sweeties from neighbours.

 

by Scooj

Swimming party

 

See the crocodile

with happy smiling faces;

snap snap, hurry up!

 

by Scooj

*Crocodile – an informal line of people, especially children, walking in pairs

**At primary school, decades ago, we had a trip to the London Natural History Museum. My teacher said ‘let’s see the crocodile’…I spent the rest of the day looking for this infernal reptile. I never found it.

Bond

 

An evening at

the flicks with the family;

Spectre spectacle

 

by Scooj

The Silence of the Pumpkin

 

Slice open your head

scramble and scoop out your brain

then coerce a smile.

 

by Scooj

Visit The Poet Rummager to read and join in the Monster Masquerade

Redland Grove Park

 

A golden tide sweeps

in and children kick about

having fun; then rest.

 

by Scooj