Tag: Haiku

British summer time

 

Cool sun, perfect sky

gusty wind cuts through the yard

September in June.

 

by Scooj

Seventeen

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‘L’ plates for the boy

and a Play Station joystick;

man in transition

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by Scooj

Pooped

.

It’s a young man’s game

playing five-a-side football

just can’t give it up.

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by Scooj

Life is good

On attending a seminar about connecting people with nature…

 

Easy to forget

but nice to be reminded

shared experience.

 

by Scooj

Exodus

 

Desk by desk they leave

and a calm silence descends;

my keyboard tap taps.

 

by Scooj

F for ‘vescence

 

Bubbling over with

enthusiasm, new hope

and creative joy.

 

by Scooj

Elder

 

Beneficiary

of thick conifer clearance

large flat white umbels.

 

by Scooj

Shades of pink

 

Child-like excitement

Choosing colours of spray paint;

an Aladdin’s cave.

 

by Scooj

Baku haiku

 

Preparing myself

for a disappointing night;

learned pessimism.

 

by Scooj

 

  • As a lifelong Arsenal fan, I am used to the upset of disappointing European nights. The best form of protecting myself from any hurt is to enter into the spirit of things with very low expectations. Arsenal take on Chelsea in the Europa Leage final in the rather bizarre setting of Baku in Azerbaijan tonight, and in my mind we have already lost and I am trying to come up with a coping mechanism.