Tag: Poetry

Reluctant

.

That moment before

going out to meet some friends

just can’t be bothered.

.

by Scooj

Extracurricular

 

Unconventional

after-school club unfetters

their agile young minds

 

by Scooj

Persistent

 

Dog paws at my arm

again and again and a…

it’s time for a walk

 

by Scooj

Confused

.

Losing track of time

the days are becoming nights

autumnal mischief

.

by Scooj

Reunion

 

Familiar folk

just a little bit greyer

and travel weary.

 

by Scooj

Infestation

.

Little black fruit flies

in peripheral vision

Drosophila spp.

.

by Scooj

Sunday breakfast

 

Burnt toast with Marmite

decaffeinated coffee

and relative calm.

 

by Scooj

Fifteen

.

Where did the time go?

A beautiful young woman

celebrates today.

.

by Scooj

Upgrade dilemma

 

Buy a new PC

with built-in obsolescence

or struggle onwards?

 

by Scooj

Singular

 

Pot-bound olive tree

a gift from my late father

bears only one fruit.

 

by Scooj