Tag: poem

Passing time

 

It’s fast approaching

and after all the waiting

time to say goodbye.

 

by Scooj

Vicuña

 

Andean highlands

home to the small cameloid

emblem of Peru.

 

by Scooj

Waiting game

.

Waiting for a bus,

for the summer, for a death;

I’m always waiting.

.

by Scooj

Narwhal

 

Whale of northern seas

distinctive canine tooth tusk

marine unicorn.

 

by Scooj

 

  • It is thought that some medieval Europeans believed the tusks of narwhals to be the horns of unicorns.

Spider mite

 

On dry paving slabs

in the sun, squished under thumb

young children at play.

 

by Scooj

Bumble bee

.

Humble bumble bee

not yet properly awake

stuttering flight path.

.

by Scooj

Oystercatcher

 

Rockpooling alone

and ‘peet peeweet’ on the breeze

sweet sounds of my past.

 

by Scooj

Goldcrest

 

This smallest of birds

restless, flits from tree to tree;

see the yellow flash.

 

by Scooj

 

  • Sweet joy…I saw one of these in the garden this morning.

Visiting time

.

Looking for a chair

and refining bedside chat

feels a bit awkward.

.

by Scooj

The ward

.

The old man in bed

dreaming wild morphine daydreams

sleep after the fall.

.

by Scooj