gladitorial
arena gives up the fight
miserable wreck
~
n.b. In 18 months all that will remain of the JFK Stadium will be memories and photographs.
CLP 16/09/2022
on time
Tag Archives: Haiku
on hope
everything ran true
nothing to worry about
learning every day
~
CLP 13/09/2022
on time
shallow, shingle-banked
Severn trickles through Bridgenorth
gulls gather in pools
~
n.b. Whatever rain falls this week will be welcome. The sign is superfluous. How can there be fish here, where the mighty river, bordering Wales and England, runs as thin as a shroud across stony ground?
CLP 06/09/2022
on light
blue, white, electric
blue, purple, everything shifts
colour in lightning
~
n.b. Whoa!!! Dr. Frankenstein would be firing up his monsters in legions tonight.
CLP 05/09/2022
on time
gathering swallows
criss-cross hedgerows, heading south
winter's first shadow
~
CLP 03/09/2022
on dreams
aroused from slumber
implausible bedfellows
disturbed rookery
~
n.b. What was that all about? One dream I won’t be following up on. Thank goodness the day is bringing colour to the sky.
CLP 30/08/2022
on time
stretching across paths
shadows mark summer's decline
extra bed covers
~
n.b. It’s definitely cooler in the evening, but still praying for rain.
CLP 28/08/2022
on time
Andalusia
decorous parasols dance
wind from Sahara
~
n.b. Guaro dresses up for La Ferris, 2022
CLP 25/08/2022
on time
steel stick insects freeze
rigid frames, point out to sea
silent sentinels
~
n.b. Just when you though every last piece of land had been concreted over, along comes Monday and the cranes swing back into action.
CLP 22/08/2022
on light
shutter rolls away
sweep of sunshine brings colour
hornet hunts nectar
~
n.b. Can you see it? A fortuitous photo-bombing.
CLP 21/08/2022
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