Hot soak in the tub
Water sloshing ear-to-ear
Baffled no baffles!
28.3.12
Tales of Middle Ear
Keywords:
Anti-Slosh Baffles,
Bath,
Haiku,
Hot,
Micropoem,
Micropoetry,
Pleasure,
Soap,
Suds,
Tub,
Warm,
Water
27.3.12
Cash For Access
Sarah Southern's
Electric oven's
cooked up lunch with Cameron
for a cool quarter of a million
Electric oven's
cooked up lunch with Cameron
for a cool quarter of a million
Keywords:
Cash for Access,
Cash4Access,
Chancellor,
Clerihew,
Conservatives,
Dave,
David Cameron,
Donor,
George Osborne,
Gideon,
Micropoem,
Micropoetry,
PM,
Real Person,
Rupert Murdoch,
Scandal,
Sunday Times,
Tory Party
26.3.12
Kenneth and Avon Canal Canard
Dark canal towpath
Shadow before afterglow
Duck! Quack! Slo-mo Splaaaaaaaash!
Shadow before afterglow
Duck! Quack! Slo-mo Splaaaaaaaash!
Keywords:
Avon,
Bath,
Canal,
Canard,
Duck,
Dusk,
Haiku,
Kennet,
Micropoem,
Micropoetry,
Night,
Towpath
22.3.12
Greeting and tweeting
Squirrels playing boles
Ladybirds sunbathe on a spade
Birds tweet the Spring Sun
21.3.12
RIP Merv the Swerve
Mervyn Davies
gave Wales three Grand Slam victories
The Welsh loved Merv
for a name they could rhyme with Swerve
gave Wales three Grand Slam victories
The Welsh loved Merv
for a name they could rhyme with Swerve
20.3.12
19.3.12
The luck of the Irish...
...sadly deserted them on their Saint's day rugby union match against the mighty English:
Stumbles and fumbles
St Patrick's luck deserts greens
for the red dragons
Stumbles and fumbles
St Patrick's luck deserts greens
for the red dragons
Keywords:
2012 Six Nations,
6 Nations,
Cardiff,
England,
France,
Grand Slam,
Haiku,
Ireland,
Micropoem,
Micropoetry,
Millennium Stadium,
Rugby,
Rugby Union,
Six Nations,
St Patrick,
St Patrick's Day,
Twickers,
Wales
18.3.12
St Patty's Day Poetry Challenge
A would-be writer from Wales
took time off from his travails
to compose in lieu
a poor Clerihew
that against a Haiku sadly pales:
Rachelle Gardner
"Howdy, pardner!
Write me a verse most slick,
a three line seventeen syllable Limerick."
written in response to this challenge.
took time off from his travails
to compose in lieu
a poor Clerihew
that against a Haiku sadly pales:
Rachelle Gardner
"Howdy, pardner!
Write me a verse most slick,
a three line seventeen syllable Limerick."
written in response to this challenge.
14.3.12
Getting it into perspective
Immortal wand'rers
Venus conjuncted with Jove
But no bull this time
inspired by this astronomical accident of celestial geometry and perspective...
Keywords:
Astronomy,
Conjunction,
Haiku,
Jove,
Jupiter,
Micropoem,
Micropoetry,
Night Sky,
Planet,
solar system,
Venus
13.3.12
12.3.12
On viewing CORIOLANUS, The Movie...
Caius Martius Coriolanus
by the Bard made famous.
"...husband to a murdered wife ...father to a murdered son; "
er..., no, that was the other one.
by the Bard made famous.
"...husband to a murdered wife ...father to a murdered son; "
er..., no, that was the other one.
Keywords:
Ancient Rome,
Bard,
Caius Martius Coriolanus,
Clerihew,
Fictional Character,
Film,
Maximus Decimus Meridius,
Micropoem,
Micropoetry,
Ralph Fiennes,
Roman,
Russell Crowe,
Shakespeare
8.3.12
Adage Obsolescence
That light-bulb moment!
With new low energy bulbs
Will we see the light?
With new low energy bulbs
Will we see the light?
Keywords:
Adage,
Aphorism,
Disruptive,
Eureka,
Haiku,
Insight,
Inspiration,
Light,
Lightbulb,
Micropoem,
Micropoetry,
Saying,
Technology
7.3.12
6.3.12
5.3.12
Three Wanderers
Orange Mars rising
Evening star sets with Jove
Three planets in view
Sadly, I missed the bolide that transited north to south about 20 minutes after I viewed these planets while walking to the pub...
Evening star sets with Jove
Three planets in view
Sadly, I missed the bolide that transited north to south about 20 minutes after I viewed these planets while walking to the pub...
Keywords:
astronomical,
Astronomy,
Bolide,
Evening Star,
Fireball,
Haiku,
Jove,
Jupiter,
Mars,
Micropoem,
Micropoetry,
Planet,
Venus
4.3.12
The Belly-up Landing
Syrup-doused pancake
wrapped around a large choc-ice
stickily scrumptious
wrapped around a large choc-ice
stickily scrumptious
Keywords:
Chocolate,
Comfort,
Dessert,
Eating,
Food,
Haiku,
Ice-cream,
Micropoem,
Micropoetry,
Pancake,
Sweet,
Syrup
3.3.12
2.3.12
PC David Rathband, R.I.P.
Blind fate stole your sight
Rest In Peace David Rathband
The torment's over
Keywords:
Blindness,
David Rathband,
Equity,
Fate,
Gunman,
Injustice,
Loss,
Murder,
PC,
Police Officer,
RIP,
Sight,
Torment,
Victim
1.3.12
The Fascinator
The Fascinator
Gimme your boots, clothes, that hat,
and motorcycle
Happy St David's Day. You can view the inspiration here.
Keywords:
Arnold Schwarzenegger,
Bath,
Fascinator,
Haiku,
Harriet Cobbold Hielte,
Hat,
Marika Cobbold,
Micropoem,
Micropoetry,
Nettie Thomson,
Nude,
Parody,
Princess Beatrice,
Royal Wedding,
Terminator,
Wedding
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