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A sign of the times
moderates join unions
protecting workers
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by Scooj
Tag: Haiku
Abuse
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Tory government
pathological dislike
of public sector
abusive relationship
bullying, undermining
.
by Scooj
As someone who has spent most of my career working for the public, I am sick of the abuse this government hurl at public sector workers, the very people who are ‘delivering’ Brexit , who teach, who heal, who care, who got this country through the pandemic, who protect the environment and regulate those who would do harm to people and nature, those who keep our streets safe and run fair courts, local service providers… the list goes on.
How dare they?
Elton John
.
Farewell tour, Bristol
believe it when I see it
queen of pop rock
.
by Scooj
Overturned
.
Double body-blow
voters come to their senses
and reject Johnson
.
by Scooj
First world problem
.
It’s been four long days,
long days without a kitchen
without a kitchen!
.
by Scooj
Wren 2
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Tiniest fledglings
no tail feathers to speak of
ground-hugging test flights.
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by Scooj
4521. Upfest 2022 (18)
One of Bristol’s biggest losses (in street art terms) in recent years was the departure of Aspire, who took up residence in the old smoke, making the opposite decision to the one I made many years ago. I definitely know where I’d rather live, and it is not in London. On the upside, Aspire does come to visit Bristol from time to time, and he always seems to dazzle us during Upfest.
Aspire specialises in creating the most beautiful pictures of birds and in this Upfest piece he has perfectly captured my favourite British bird, the Goldfinch. His work is never complete without his trademark pixelation, and it is interesting to see from this work in progress, that he adds the pixels at the end of the painting process.
I love this piece, it feels very uncluttered, and the neutral skyline background serves to lift the goldfinch out from the boards. If you are interested in seeing more of Aspire’s work, I recommend you take a little look at a gallery I compiled in 2018, and updated today.
I leave you with three Haiku poems I wrote about goldfinches:
Charm
Goldfinches return
colours exaggerated
in bright winter sun
Lucky Charm
One…two…five…seven…
nine goldfinches together
in our silver birch.
Haiku 7
Vibrant tricolor
and flanking golden flashes
majestic goldfinch
Wren
.
Across the decking
like a bullet, a fledgling
It’s maiden voyage
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by Scooj
(Founding) Father’s Day
.
Alex Hamilton
in the room where it happens
Aaron Burr left out
.
by Scooj
Brothers
.
Three very long years
since last we were together
a rare occasion
.
by Scooj
Natural adventures 