Your time came too soon
somehow it doesn’t seem fair
I will remember
by Scooj
Tag: Death
An untimely and sad end
Peace interrupted
sickening thud behind me
robin hits the door
instantly falls to the floor
circumstantial accident
by Scooj.
* a terrible thing happened this lunchtime when my children and I were sitting outside the kitchen enjoying the sunshine. Our conversation was interrupted when one of our dear little robins flew into the open kitchen door, the top half of which is glass. This was about a foot behind my head.
The three of us were utterly shocked. The robin died moments later in my hand. It was traumatic to say the least, and I feel so responsible. I keep singing ‘who killed cock robin… I said the sparrow with my bow and arrow’.
The interaction between humankind and nature is so delicate. Our impacts are everywhere, but I suppose in many ways some of our interactions benefit wildlife.
This all feels so much more painful because of the amazing experience of watching a pair of robins raise five chicks successfully in our greenhouse only days ago. Oh dear.
Window strike
A sickening thud
but the penny didn’t drop
a dead long tailed tit.
by Scooj
Dankie
The death of a friend
is a time for reflection
nearest and dearest
by Scooj
Father-in-law
.
I don’t know him well
Alzheimer’s got in the way
now he lies dying.
.
by Scooj
Toadstools
In death we find life
nothing ever goes to waste;
a new beginning.
by Scooj
Firsts
They say it’s the firsts
the first birthday, first Christmas…
it is every day.
by Scooj
In memory of my dad whose birthday would have been yesterday.
Legacy
An old overcoat
that belonged to my dad still
smells of cigarettes.
by Scooj
Clearance
.
It isn’t easy
sifting through another’s life;
once loved, discarded.
.
by Scooj
Getting to know you
Acquainting myself
with my departed father
reading his scrap books;
it seems strange that we never
covered this ground together.
by Scooj
Natural adventures 