Skeletal forms bridge
Severn's wide roiling waters
Five worlds conjuncted
On seeing the crescent Moon, Venus and Jupiter in loose conjunction over the Severn Crossings linking England and Wales last Sunday evening.
29.2.12
28.2.12
Heavenly bodies
Three world conjunction
sidereal contraflow
never congested
sidereal contraflow
never congested
Keywords:
astronomical,
Astronomy,
Conjunction,
Haiku,
Jupiter,
M4,
Micropoem,
Micropoetry,
Moon,
Motorway,
Night Sky,
Planet,
Satellite,
Severn Bridge,
Venus
24.2.12
Water falls
Through a waterfall
Outside sounds voices muffled
Water tide ribbon
Outside sounds voices muffled
Water tide ribbon
Keywords:
Haiku,
Micropoems,
Micropoetry,
Sound,
Water,
Waterfall
23.2.12
The Cardinal Sin
The Cardinal Sin said
it's not how many angels dance on a pinhead,
it's envying their Strictly win,
that's the Cardinal Sin.
it's not how many angels dance on a pinhead,
it's envying their Strictly win,
that's the Cardinal Sin.
22.2.12
Heralding the dawn
Anticipation
Dying moon seen through stark trees
Of new sun rising
Dying moon seen through stark trees
Of new sun rising
Keywords:
Dying Moon,
Haiku,
Micropoem,
Micropoetry,
Moon,
Silhouettes,
Sun,
Tree,
Winter
20.2.12
Botcher!
Kelvin Mackenzie
in his media frenzy
confuses 'Pubic Interest'
for 'Public Interest'.
in his media frenzy
confuses 'Pubic Interest'
for 'Public Interest'.
Keywords:
Clerihew,
Editor,
Kelvin Mackenzie,
Living Character,
Micropoem,
Micropoetry,
Murdoch,
Newscorp,
Pubic Interest,
Public Interest,
Red Tops,
Tabloid Journalism,
The Sun,
The Sun on Sunday
18.2.12
Well, it's one theory...
Sir Isaac Newton
awoke on a futon
when an apple fell on his head, courtesy of gravity.
"It's Stukeley's; I'm an android man", he cried with alacrity.
awoke on a futon
when an apple fell on his head, courtesy of gravity.
"It's Stukeley's; I'm an android man", he cried with alacrity.
17.2.12
Rugby Bushido
Fifteen Japanese
Rugby players in three lines
perform the haiku
or
Three Japanese lines
Seventeen face the All Blacks
Haiku v Haka
Which do you prefer?
Rugby players in three lines
perform the haiku
or
Three Japanese lines
Seventeen face the All Blacks
Haiku v Haka
Which do you prefer?
Keywords:
All Blacks,
Challenge,
Haiku,
Haka,
Japan,
Japanese,
Micropoem,
Micropoetry,
New Zealand,
Rugby,
Rugby Union,
Sport
16.2.12
Convenience Grosseries
Whether vans or cars
Drivers have priority
Pedestrians last
On seeing yet another supermarket delivery vehicle parked on a pavement forcing mothers with push-chairs, the elderly, etcetera to step out into the road...
Drivers have priority
Pedestrians last
On seeing yet another supermarket delivery vehicle parked on a pavement forcing mothers with push-chairs, the elderly, etcetera to step out into the road...
15.2.12
Astronomers watch the stars too...
Again we see stars
Shine by consuming themselves
Fame fanned famished flames
Shine by consuming themselves
Fame fanned famished flames
14.2.12
The stars shine by consuming themselves
Whitney Houston
we have a problem with addiction.
Whether booze or drugs, fame's false choice
first ravaged then stilled that perfect voice.
Clerihews are meant to be whimsical but sometimes rules are made to be broken.
we have a problem with addiction.
Whether booze or drugs, fame's false choice
first ravaged then stilled that perfect voice.
Clerihews are meant to be whimsical but sometimes rules are made to be broken.
Keywords:
Clerihew,
Fame,
Houston,
Micropoetry,
Music,
Soul,
Star,
Whitney Houston
6.2.12
Backward Backwoodsman
Rugby with Tony
marred by loud American
The Boater's Bigfoot!
on watching England beat Scotland, and France beat Italy in the opening matches of the 2012 Six Nations, on a television in the lounge of a public house in Bath.
Keywords:
2012 Six Nations,
Bath,
Boater,
England,
France,
Haiku,
Italy,
Micropoetry,
Pub,
Rugby,
Rugby Union,
Scotland,
The Boater
2.2.12
No fossil fools - purrfectly sustainable
Cats licking their paws
Remewable energy
from friends of the hearth
-- a Haiku inspired by Alison Morton's cat...
Keywords:
Alison Morton,
Cat,
Climate Change,
Energy,
Environment,
Feline,
Fossil Fuels,
Friends of the Earth,
Green Energy,
Haiku,
Hearth,
Micropoetry,
Power,
Remewable,
Renewable Energy
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