Gift
inspiration lacking,
Christmas shopping incomplete,
though much progress made
today.
Progress
12 Dec 2018 4 Comments
in aros, Elfje Tags: aros, Christmas shopping, inspiration, progress
Frost
31 Oct 2018 2 Comments
in aros, Elfje Tags: aros, Elfje, frost, inside, lawn, warm
Frost
lies white
across the lawn,
keeping me inside;
warm.
October, November
26 Oct 2018 4 Comments
in aros, Elfje Tags: aros, bleak, cool, dark, Elfje, November, October
October
rolls on
day by day
towards cool, dark, bleak
November.
Silvered
22 Sep 2018 5 Comments
in aros, Elfje Tags: aros, cloud, defeat, Elfje, silvered, sun
Silvered
by cloud
a feeble sun
tries to break through.
Defeated.
Roads Closed
22 Aug 2018 3 Comments
in aros, Elfje Tags: aros, electircal distribution cabling, Elfje, neighbourhood, road works, rolling
Upgrading
electrical cabling.
Local roads closed.
Inconvenience tolerated, work is
necessary.
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I never thought to use the words ‘electrical cabling’ in a poem! There are road works going on all around our neighbourhood at present. The road was closed in front of our house for a couple of days but as the work is ‘rolling’ no long stretch is closed for too long. Sometimes getting out of the area calls for circuitous routes. Down the road one day – road closed, turn round go up the road. Next day, lesson learnt, up the road to find road closed so turn round and go down the road. We are told the distribution cabling needs upgrading to cope with the new housing being built in the area.
Laburnum
17 Aug 2018 3 Comments
in aros, Elfje Tags: aros, clusters, Elfje, laburnum, pods, springtime
Laburnum
pods hang
in beige clusters.
Drab mockery of springtime
glory.
Draining
27 Jun 2018 2 Comments
in aros, Elfje Tags: aros, Elfje, energy, hot, lethargic, skin, sun
Hot,
the sun
on my skin,
draining all my energy.
Lethargic.
Whispering
20 Jun 2018 3 Comments
in aros, cycling, Elfje Tags: aros, cycling, cyclists, Elfje, lycra, pedals, wheels
Pumping
pedals turn
quietly whispering wheels,
bright lycra flashes past.
Cyclists.
Returning
18 May 2018 2 Comments
in aros, Elfje, Haiku Tags: aros, bird feeders, cherries, cherry blossom, Elfje, haiku, Jackdaw
A few days away
and cherry blossom gone,
but look — cherries form.
Returning
I refill
the bird feeders.
Rare visitor flies in.
Jackdaw.
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