Wish

 

Government will fall

and the people will decide

a better future.

 

by Scooj

…and other animals

 

Growling and hissing

as four-legged friends converge;

feeding time chez moi.

 

by Scooj

Treasure

.

Shedding leaves of gold

a silver birch undresses

Autumnal treasure.

.

by Scooj

More than twenty four

 

Static in traffic

my attention is drawn to

a bush filled with birds

more sparrows than I can count

clustered in a tiny space.

Wheel of death

 

The spinning circle

something is ‘not responding’

frustration sets in.

 

by Scooj

Earth has no borders

.

The world is dying

while nationalism thrives

what does this tell us?

.

by Scooj

Walk in the rain

 

No more delaying

we’ll do a short one today

and rein in the walk.

 

by Scooj

Smells of Summer

 

In these dismal days

of central heating, my thoughts

turn to the summer.

 

by Scooj

Love

 

The Beatles said that

the love you take is equal

to the love you make

 

a sentiment I favour

but wonder if it is true.

 

by Scooj

 

Statue

 

Queen Victoria

ghostly white, still, stony gaze

commands her subjects.

 

by Scooj

 

On noticing that the statue of Queen Victoria on the edge of College Green in Bristol has been cleaned up, but the dirt that gave the statue details some relief, has gone and she now resembles a ghost. Happy Halloween.