Woodland

 

In ancient woodland

untouched by human labours

delicate bluebells.

 

by Scooj

Imaginings

 

My ears deceived me?

I swear I heard the shrill cries

of swifts overhead.

 

by Scooj

Fade

.

Once proud mistletoe

merges with emergent leaves

longing for Christmas.

.

by Scooj

Green shoots

 

Enthisiasm

turning over a new leaf

three-month secondment

 

by Scooj

Warm weather haircut

 

Number two on top

grading to a one elsewhere

and lose the fluff please.

 

by Scooj

 

  • These days there isn’t an awful lot to cut and most of the hard work is getting rid of the hair on/in my ears, my eyebrows etc – getting old is the pits.

Seasons are changing

 

Conversation stops

outside the kitchen window

brimstone butterfly.

 

by Scooj

 

B.S.T.

 

Absent without leave

an hour wisely recovered

with a morning snooze.

 

by Scooj

Hum

 

Intoxicating

flowering shrub resonates

with a host of bees.

 

by Scooj

Bath half-marathon

.

I leave the city

full of admiration for

the thirteen thousand.

.

by Scooj

• Mrs Scooj included.

Bus stop treat

.

Magnolia buds

magnificent, glorious

colour to the drab.

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by Scooj