Acquainting myself
with my departed father
reading his scrap books;
it seems strange that we never
covered this ground together.
by Scooj
Tag: Tanka
Window on the world
.
A view from the train
the meandering river
where fours and eights pull;
predominant colour green
and all feels good with the world.
by Scooj
Water vole
Dearest old Ratty
numbers are fast declining
from habitat loss.
‘Poop poop!’ said Toad seemingly
unaware of Ratty’s plight.
by Scooj
- On the recent news that the water vole is Britain’s fastest declining mammal species mainly due to loss of suitable habitat and predation by mink. Thank heavens they are captured so beautifully in the form of Ratty in Kenneth Grahame’s ‘the Wind in the Willows’.
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
Natural adventures 