Confronting my fears
what’s the worst that can happen?
I don’t want to know.
by Scooj
Tag: poem
Environmental leave day
Satisfying day
knowing you have made the world
just that bit better.
by Scooj
Westminster
Is there no limit
to the embedded hatred
for one another?
by Scooj
During my recent six-month secondment I walked past the scene of today’s attack twice a day. It all feels very real.
Awakening
Spring blossom wakes us
from our long Winter slumber;
invigorating.
by Scooj
- With thanks to Bill Bisgood for inspiration.
Passive
A life story scrawled
on a piece of old cardboard
entreats compassion.
by Scooj
Pannetone pudding
Italophilic
pudding, with acknowledgement
to bread and butter.
by Scooj
Doze
That delicious calm;
shallow breaths, stillness, silence
fleeting contentment.
by Scooj
Nature calling
In the early hours
I rise from my bed; sublime
bird song surrounds me.
by Scooj
Hair today, gone tomorrow
Such sacrifices
made in pursuit of wisdom;
I’d rather have hair.
by Scooj
Frog spawn
When I was young we
had tapioca pudding;
we called it frog spawn.
by Scooj
Natural adventures 