Tag: poem

Kingfisher

Slow lowland rivers,

pulling nets for a living,

those halcyon days.

 

by Scooj

Love May

Hey! George Monbiot

it will be forever May

when you rule the world.

 

by Scooj

Inspired by the inspiring (and controversial) George Monbiot.

Unintended consequence

 

Discarded fast-food;

a gull, impatient, gorges.

Speared from the inside.

 

by Scooj

I saw this unfortunate gull today at the Harbourside in Bristol. It left me feeling conflicted. Gulls are a bit of a nuisance and will raid the bins to satisfy their opportunistic lifestyle, and in doing so often litter the surroundings. However, this is not a nice predicament, and I am left wondering if things will turn out ok.

Haiku 16

 

Do we see something

of ourselves, our ancestry

in fluffy lemurs?

 

by Scooj

Haiku 15

 

Counting 1…2…3…

beautiful green Spring meadows,

remember these things?

 

by Scooj

One for the planet

 

So the die is cast

not Dave, not Ed, not Nige, no!

Natalie for me

 

by Scooj

Haiku 14

The broad beans are in

hope the savage winds abate

blustery cool May.

 

by Scooj

Boring, Boring Chelsea

Chelsea strut their stuff

‘we deserve respect’ they bleat

no! You earn respect

 

by Scooj

I was prompted to write this following the Arsenal v Chelsea match last Sunday. It was a nil nil draw, which saw Chelsea play a negative defensive game. At the end of the match, the Arsenal fans sang ‘Boring boring Chelsea’, which was an ironic self-reference to the days when Arsenal were boring and used to grind out results without flair or class. That team were labelled ‘Boring Boring Arsenal’

Chelsea are a bit precious, and have been complaining to the media that they should be respected. So, despite leading the Premier League by a country mile, they have not endeared themselves with the British public, and this side unfortunately, are unlikely to remembered as anything other than efficient. They need to earn respect not expect it.

 

Haiku 13

Neither slow nor worm

unkind, lazy misnomer

lizard without legs

 

by Scooj

Lunch Break

 

At my weary desk

pork pie and sandwich for lunch

dreaming of Summer.

 

by Scooj