The beach

 

Glorious morning

families walking their dogs

gentle surf and sun.

 

by Scooj

Signs

.

Crocus spears emerge

snowdrops now in reverence

The land is waking.

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by Scooj

Twitter

 

Appropriation.

Beautiful winter birdsong

captured by the net.

 

by Scooj

 

Wet walk

 

At my feet he lies

wet dog smell filling the air

I’ll light a nice fire.

 

by Scooj

Waterfalls

 

Relentless rain taps

rat tat on Velux windows,

slooshes from gutters.

 

by Scooj

 

Prohibition

 

Synchronicity

together wit and beauty

beholder sees all.

 

by Scooj

Silence

 

City without cars

benefit of pitching snow

everything is calm.

 

by Scooj

 

  • Bristol rarely gets snow, so this event is noteworthy, it is also worth highlighting that Bristolians have their own word for ‘settling’ (of snow) which is ‘pitching’ so I have used it in this haiku. Walking to work was a pleasure this morning on two counts, firstly the sheer beauty of seeing the world through a different lens and secondly the almost complete absence of cars. It set me thinking how beautiful the world would be with fewer cars on the road, they are a convenient nuisance.

Tomorrow’s forecast

 

Looming threat of snow

excited and uneasy

in equal measure.

 

by Scooj

Caress

 

Pigeon pair in flight

skilfully touch wings, dancing;

lovers of the air.

 

by Scooj

Northern hemisphere blues

 

Heard on the wireless

today’s the most depressing

of the year. Onward!

 

by Scooj