Tag: Tanka

Natural toy

 

Irresistible

a small wind-blown leaf tumbles

across the pavement

drawing the puppy away

from sniffing grubby lampposts.

 

by Scooj

Optimist

 

Ingenuity

it’s a human condition

we can fix the world;

in the hands of young people

a balance can be restored.

Pessimist

 

My heart is filled with

an unbearable sadness

when I see the world

when I see what we have done

and the mistakes we have made.

 

by Scooj

True

 

I have a problem

with authority figures

I’m not a ‘yes man’

I think my integrity

too often gets in the way.

 

by Scooj

Birthday

 

The older I get

the less certain I become

about anything;

a condition my young self

would struggle to understand.

 

by Scooj

Antiperspirant

.

Unbelievable!

girl on the train applies mist

to her whole body

under and over her clothes;

the smell of it lingers on.

.

by Scooj

Cucumber and wine

 

Picture this: a man

chomps on a whole cucumber

in his other hand

a half-full bottle of wine;

A Bristolian breakfast.

 

by Scooj

28 Years

 

It’s a long spell of

continuous employment

serving the public.

Today it comes to an end;

a switch to Civil Service.

 

by Scooj

Dog house

 

I don’t want a dog;

overruled by family,

now I’m in a grump

along with our cat Ninja

and George the chameleon.

 

by Scooj

First years

 

Intoxicated

with life and a new purpose

young students gather

fresh-faced and full of promise

as I was once long ago.

 

by Scooj