A fifties throwback
in dowdy clothes and singing;
we share friendly smiles.
by Scooj
Tag: poem
School footie
Break times spent contained
in ‘the pen’. You lot are Spurs
we’ll be The Arsenal.
by Scooj
Ant day
.
Gulls in thermals swoop
and stall, feasting on new queens;
tiny protein treats.
.
by Scooj
Heatwave
Sitting in the cool
lobby inside the front door;
the only escape.
by Scooj
Peacock
Intimidating
deception masks a higher
imperative to
survive juvenility
into metamorphosis.
by Scooj
- Below – the peacock butterfly that inspired my first haiku. This Tanka is about the peacock butterfly caterpillar.
Warm Sunday evening
.
I sit suspended
in my wood-slatted deck chair;
coming up for air.
.
by Scooj
Day star
Brightness penetrates
through the leafy canopy;
Summer here at last.
by Scooj
Mixed blessing
.
I’ve just missed my bus
the next is a while away
enough time for this.
by Scooj
Meeting
.
On my arrival
I am greeted by a young
pair of goldfinches.
.
by Scooj
Lost at sea
Remembering those
whose unfathomable loss
will not wash away.
by Scooj
Natural adventures 