'Twas all UK rain
Now the media's focused on
What reigns in Ukraine?
27.2.14
This Week; Last Week
Keywords:
Armed Mutiny,
EU,
Europe,
Haiku,
Media,
Micropoem,
Micropoetry,
News,
News Report,
rain,
Reign of Terror,
Rule of Law,
Russia,
TV,
UK,
UK Floods,
Ukraine
25.2.14
S = k log W
After re-inventing the fridge, Albert Einstein
Went into a relative decline;
Ludwig Boltzmann denounced his self-flushing latrine
An impossible perpetual motion machine.
Went into a relative decline;
Ludwig Boltzmann denounced his self-flushing latrine
An impossible perpetual motion machine.
Albert Einstein, Re-Inventor of the Refrigerator |
Ludwig Boltzmann: tragically ironic that such a mercurial man had a constant named after him... |
23.2.14
Harrumphinger
The lump in the throat
Brought on by great emotion?
That stays unwelcome.
Brought on by great emotion?
That stays unwelcome.
Keywords:
Drama,
Emotion,
Haiku,
Hiatus,
Micropoem,
Micropoetry,
Uncertainty
21.2.14
Wireless and raven-free
No need for ravens
Four winds droning from up high
Unblinking Odin
Four winds droning from up high
Unblinking Odin
µUAV launched over Bath city centre, 19 February 2014 |
Keywords:
Allfather,
Asgard,
Drone,
Haiku,
Hugin,
micro-UAV,
Micropoem,
Micropoetry,
Munin,
Odin,
Old English,
Old Norse,
Spy in the Sky,
UAS,
UAV,
Wodan,
Wotan
18.2.14
16.2.14
Run it up the Walpole; see who salutes it...
Manfred, Prince of Otranto,
A classical villain straight from panto,
Mistreating his wife and daughter in need of an heir,
Though sadly without ever twirling his facial hair.
A classical villain straight from panto,
Mistreating his wife and daughter in need of an heir,
Though sadly without ever twirling his facial hair.
Keywords:
Clerihew,
Conrad,
Earl of Orford,
Gothic,
Gothic Novel,
Hippolita,
Horace Walpole,
Isabella,
Matilda,
Mustachio,
Otranto,
Panto,
Pantomime,
Strawberry Hill,
The Castle of Otranto
14.2.14
10.2.14
"It's only fair"
Back on the scrap heap
Firms worth billions screw up but
Little guys suffer
Firms worth billions screw up but
Little guys suffer
Keywords:
Amazon,
Danny Alexander,
David Cameron,
Don Foster,
Fairness,
George Osborne,
Haiku,
Hardworking Voters,
Iain Duncan Smith,
Minimum Wage,
Nick Clegg,
Royal Mail Group,
Tories,
Zero Hours Contracts
8.2.14
Shorn of the dreadlocks
Warming fire and gloom
Well-kept bitter and "pig snacks"
The Bell's Ennui Night
Well-kept bitter and "pig snacks"
The Bell's Ennui Night
Keywords:
Bath,
Cornetto,
Ennui,
Haiku,
Pub,
Public House,
The Bell,
Walcot Street
6.2.14
Eavesdroppings
"Give me some of your
Dry and desirable nuts"
-- Woman to Barman
Keywords:
Banter,
Bar,
Chat,
Double Entendre,
Eavesdroppings,
Haiku,
Micropoem,
Micropoetry,
Pub,
Public House,
Risque
4.2.14
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