Neil Armstrong,
To the stars you now belong.
A million years hence, of you no hint,
Save on the Moon, that first footprint.
31.8.12
RIP Neil Armstrong
Keywords:
Apollo,
Apollo-11,
Astronaut,
Clerihew,
Cold War,
Death,
Exploration,
First Man on the Moon,
Footprint,
History,
Luna,
Micropoem,
Micropoetry,
Mond,
Moon,
Neil Armstrong,
RIP,
Space
29.8.12
Was Icarus insured?
You're chasing the Sun
Wax melts; policy mis-sold
What a bad air day!
Wax melts; policy mis-sold
What a bad air day!
Keywords:
Haiku,
Icarus,
Insurance,
Micropoem,
Micropoetry,
Mis-selling,
Sun,
Wax
28.8.12
Esteamed locomotion
The purr-wheep echoes
Across the valley's stillness
Steam locomotive
or do you prefer
Vapours billowing
In esteamed locomotion
We love a choo-choo
Across the valley's stillness
Steam locomotive
or do you prefer
Vapours billowing
In esteamed locomotion
We love a choo-choo
Keywords:
Haiku,
Locomotive,
Micropoem,
Micropoetry,
Sounds,
Steam,
Steam Locomotive
27.8.12
A crisp evening
Sounds of the country
Drowned by crunch crunch crunch of crisps
In a pub garden
Drowned by crunch crunch crunch of crisps
In a pub garden
Keywords:
Bladud's Head,
Countryside,
Crisps,
Great British Pub,
Hostelry,
Pub,
Pub Snacks,
Public House,
Sounds
26.8.12
Pie Shop anecdote
Bradley Wiggins
Annoyed the French more than Mrs Miggins.
Riding off with the Tour de France
and cycling Gold, given half a chance.
Annoyed the French more than Mrs Miggins.
Riding off with the Tour de France
and cycling Gold, given half a chance.
Keywords:
Blackadder,
Bradley Wiggins,
Cycling,
France,
French,
Gold,
Gold Medal,
London2012,
Mrs Miggins,
Olympics,
Tour de France,
Wiggins
25.8.12
Romantic night out in Larkhall
She desultory
Shallow and celeb-obsessed
Feels he love or lust?
Shallow and celeb-obsessed
Feels he love or lust?
Keywords:
Bath,
Celebrity,
Conversation,
Haiku,
Larkhall,
Love,
Lust,
Mating,
Micropoem,
Micropoetry,
Pub,
Public House,
Rose and Crown,
Sex,
Talk
24.8.12
Heart operation
Hammers strike heart-strings
Feelings muted then unleashed
Pianoforte
Feelings muted then unleashed
Pianoforte
Keywords:
Emotions,
Feelings,
Haiku,
Heart,
Micropoem,
Micropoetry,
Music,
Piano,
Pianoforte,
Recital
23.8.12
British Ariaways
Aria evokes
Emotions but memories
are of a crass ad
Emotions but memories
are of a crass ad
Keywords:
Ad,
Advert,
Advertisement,
Aria,
BA,
British Airways,
Delibes,
Emotion,
Lakmé,
Memory,
Micropoem,
Micropoetry,
Opera
22.8.12
Études that elude
That moment of loss
Hearing music that moves you
Its name eludes you
Hearing music that moves you
Its name eludes you
21.8.12
The Rose and Crown, Larkhall, Bath
Dim lights relieve gloom
Dark wood paneling and bar
Denizens murmur
Dark wood paneling and bar
Denizens murmur
Keywords:
Bar,
Bath,
Haiku,
Larkhall,
Micropoem,
Micropoetry,
Pub,
Public House,
Rose and Crown,
Roser,
St Savious Road
20.8.12
Mike Oldfield
Mike Oldfield
Reeled when his tubular bells pealed.
Too long exposed at Glastonbury,
The one year it was so very sunny.
Reeled when his tubular bells pealed.
Too long exposed at Glastonbury,
The one year it was so very sunny.
Keywords:
Clerihew,
Glastonbury,
Micropoem,
Micropoetry,
Mike Oldfield,
Musician,
Oldfield,
Pop Music,
Real Person,
Sunshine,
Tubular Bells
19.8.12
Bath's Rec
Recreation Ground
Re-create Bath's open green space
for all not the few
Re-create Bath's open green space
for all not the few
Keywords:
Bath,
children,
Green Lung,
Haiku,
Informal,
Kick-About,
Lazing,
Micropoem,
Micropoetry,
Picnic,
Pleasure,
Rec,
Recreation,
Recreation Ground,
Unstructured,
Urban Living
17.8.12
Observations in the Roser
Local saloon bar
Three ladies with passes out
Crave one more bowl chips
Three ladies with passes out
Crave one more bowl chips
Keywords:
Chips,
Haiku,
Larkhall,
Local,
Micropoem,
Micropoetry,
Night Out,
Pub,
Public House,
Rose and Crown,
Roser
16.8.12
Miss Anastatia Rugg
Miss Anastatia Rugg,
In high dudgeon and thick fugg,
Sued for breach of promise the baker
Who Mrs Hawkins wouldn't make her.
In high dudgeon and thick fugg,
Sued for breach of promise the baker
Who Mrs Hawkins wouldn't make her.
15.8.12
Water off a Duck's Arse
Michael Phelps
Having webbed-feet helps
When winning eighteen gold medals
With every stroke barring back-pedals
Having webbed-feet helps
When winning eighteen gold medals
With every stroke barring back-pedals
Keywords:
Backstroke,
Breaststroke,
Bufferfly,
Clerihew,
Freestyle,
Gold,
Gold Medals,
London2012,
Michael Phelps,
Micropoem,
Micropoetry,
Olympian,
Olympics,
Phelps,
Record,
Swimming
14.8.12
Stop the killing
Breeze blocks as headstones
For Syrian innocents
Killed by tyranny
For Syrian innocents
Killed by tyranny
Keywords:
Arab Spring,
Bashar al-Assad,
Civil War,
Free Syrian Army,
FSA,
Haiku,
Micropoem,
Micropoetry,
Syria,
Syrian,
Tyranny
13.8.12
Great Britain
With Olympic Gold
and the Monarch's Diamond
Britain's again Great?
and the Monarch's Diamond
Britain's again Great?
Keywords:
Diamond Jubilee,
Gold,
Haiku,
London2012,
Medals,
Micropoem,
Micropoetry,
Monarch,
Olympic,
Olympics,
Queen,
The Queen
8.8.12
Limpic joy
Our Olympians
We love to watch them win gold
Pleasure shared by all
We love to watch them win gold
Pleasure shared by all
Keywords:
Athletes,
Bronze,
Contentment,
Gold,
Haiku,
Joy,
London,
London2012,
Medals,
Micropoem,
Micropoetry,
Olympians,
Olympics,
Pleasure,
Pride,
Respect,
Silver
2.8.12
The Shard
Telly from London
Tallest tower swathed in cloud
Wakes Shardenfreude
Inspired by this sight, which is becoming all too familiar
Tallest tower swathed in cloud
Wakes Shardenfreude
Inspired by this sight, which is becoming all too familiar
Keywords:
Blackfriars,
Cloud,
Haiku,
London,
Micropoem,
Micropoetry,
rain,
Schadenfreude,
Shard,
Shardenfreude,
Skyscraper,
Tallest Tower,
The Shard,
Tower,
Weather
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