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King’s Cross train in five
I’m in St Pancras station
an ungainly sprint
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by Scooj
Tag: Poetry
Fisher
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A slow flowing glide
and overcast conditions
perfect for fishing
.
by Scooj
Sleepless
.
Six AM wake up
a full working day ahead
midnight sleep – repeat
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by Scooj
Ebb
.
On an ebbing tide
discarded or stolen things
revealed for a while
.
by Scooj
Street sounds
.
Teenage boys yelling
with semi-broken voices
herald the weekend
.
by Scooj
Conference
.
a staff gathering
alignment, inspiration
personal re-boot
.
by Scooj
Sardines
.
Railway trip to York
many more people than seats
thank goodness I booked
.
by Scooj
* a terrible haiku describing an uncomfortable scene.
Beautiful beast
.
Riparian strip
Himalayan balsam chokes
sweeping all aside
.
by Scooj
Happy Father’s Day
.
My father is gone
and my surrogate fathers
today is for me
.
by Scooj
PD
.
Parkinson’s disease
incurable, progressive
a part of our lives
.
by Scooj
- In 2020, during lock down, my wife was diagnosed with having Parkinson’s Disease. Of course, it was a huge shock, and we are gently easing ourselves into a life with the disease. Last night I went to my first event for people with PD and their partners/families/carers. It was a brilliantly funny comedy evening with Paul Mayhew-Archer, writer of the Vicar of Dibly, amongst other situation comedies. His honest and intelligent look at PD was brilliantly delivered, and for me at least, removed some of the fear about what lies ahead. I don’t think I would have self-disclosed this through the haiku had I not been to see his comedy show last night. Bravo Paul M-A and all who live with PD.
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