Tag: Haiku

Summertime tease

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For one sweet moment

I thought I heard a mower

I was mistaken

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by Scooj

Heaven

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Delicatessen

Bacchus’ cornucopia

preparing a feast

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by Scooj

Prayer for Boris

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Forgive me… I lied

Forgive me… One rule for me

Forgive me… World King

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by Scooj

Christmas cards

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A seasonal chore

that never gets easier

gratifying though

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by Scooj

Je recuse

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J’accuse Simon Case

on the case, not on the case

stones, throw, glasshouses

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by Scooj

* on the news that Simon Case, head of the Civil Service, has ‘recused’ himself from the investigation into 10 Downing Street parties last Christmas, when London was in tier 3 lockdown, because his own team were involved in a Christmas party quiz at the same time. Oh dear! 🎄🎅

Nature

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The soil we stand on

food and drink, the air we breathe

habitats, wildlife

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we are dependent on it

it is dependent on us

My work

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Constant unpicking

of esoteric ramblings

re-presentation

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by Scooj

Third jab

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Boosted, un-boosted

energy-sapping experience

totally wiped out

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by Scooj

Power struggle

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Vultures gathering

carrion of their own kind

no mercy, no care

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by Scooj

  • As the conservative party consider their options after Johnson goes.

House of cards

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Shallow foundations

sunlit uplands, a facade

lies will bring them down

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by Scooj