.
Double body-blow
voters come to their senses
and reject Johnson
.
by Scooj
Tag: Haiku
First world problem
.
It’s been four long days,
long days without a kitchen
without a kitchen!
.
by Scooj
Wren 2
.
Tiniest fledglings
no tail feathers to speak of
ground-hugging test flights.
.
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
.
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
Palette
.
Well thank you so much
a kerbside delivery
what if I were old?
.
by Scooj
Inheritance
.
The tiniest glance
in the mirror or on screen
I see my father
.
by Scooj
Open letter to the world
.
Please do not mistake
the actions of government
as the people’s will
.
by Scooj
As our Government edges towards fascism, the canary in the mine has died, but have we noticed it yet? Well I have, and many others too. Changing times ahead.
