Tag: Haiku

Desensitised

.

You might have thought that

watching the news would concern

instead we grab zeds

.

by Scooj

Post covid

.

The phone never rings

instead faces on the screen

MS Teams and Zoom

.

by Scooj

Round robin

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Fluffy feather ball

partnered up and preparing

there’s work to be done

.

by Scooj

Demolition

.

Old wall dismantled

pneumatic drill the culprit

the stories it knows

.

by Scooj

Quagmire

.

Days of constant rain

and builders in the garden

a winter mud bath

.

by Scooj

Mr. Average

.

Nothing to see here

one of seven billion

unexceptional

.

by Scooj

Practice

.

Strong and gusty wind

a seasonal prelude to

Friday’s storm Eunice

.

by Scooj

On the brink

.

Macho posturing

east and west beating their chest

on the brink of war

.

by Scooj

Privilege

.

At seven years old

my heart’s desire decided

the rest was hard graft

.

by Scooj