Tag: Haiku

#Notmovingon

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Do ‘what people want’

in your own words and resign

I’m not moving on

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by Scooj

Who’d have thought it

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The boy turned twenty

how on Earth did that happen?

too fast the years pass

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by Scooj

Last days of the Raj

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Shallow victory

enough time to do untold

and lasting damage

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by Scooj

* So, predictably, Dictator Johnson holds on to power for a little while longer. I have lost faith in him, our government and am horrified by the mess our country is in. Brexit, which Johnson championed, has been the ruination of our nation, as was predicted, but it is rarely mentioned in the media as a primary cause of the chaos in the UK.

I heard an interesting challenge to Brexiteers, the other day which was; “if Brexit were to end tomorrow, what would you most miss?” I only saw one answer which was “independence”. Well it has been a very high price to pay, coming in at twice the cost of the impact of COVID in the UK, so far.

Johnson and his cabinet seem intent on waging war on the decent citizens of this country, in the name of what exactly? I just don’t get it, and I don’t understand why his supporters put up with it. All too depressing.

Adeus

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Farewell dear Porto

we’re leaving on a jet plane

later than we planned

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by Scooj

Rabelo

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Special to Douro

flat-bottomed boats ply their trade

from port to people

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by Scooj

Tram

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I can die happy

tram ride along the Douro

a vintage highlight

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by Scooj

Porto

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Hills and tiled facades

greet the weary travellers

eager for morning

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by Scooj

Hell

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Old insulation

thickened with dust and debris

filthy furnace loft

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by Scooj

Reacquaint

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Meeting, re-meeting

some friends and acquaintances

after two long years

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by Scooj