An observed word
infrequently heard
can isolate
or implicate
the visionary
thin with worry
in a dastardly plot
which will get him shot

No
But
No buts
Why
Because I said so
But..

Trains cross russet moors
forests ravines waterfalls
in scenic splendor

The man using Charlie's transporter
had a beautiful languorous daughter.
She said 'Give me a lift'
He said 'Not on my shift -
I know you - you'll fall in the water'

I gave up a committee
and got back my me

Valentine's day
passed without incident
apart from learning
his history

Social distancing
comes naturally to Brits
who like their own space

Who could invent more
than spring has already
begun to display?
what poetic lens
could improve on
her wild, yet gentle,
detailed unwrapping
of colours, flowers,
leaves, textures
revealing, unfolding,
teasing, rewarding,
nodding and dancing,
joyfully singing
her perpetual
ever-new refrain?

Hai Ku who are you?
Japanese form, poem true
May I write one too?

I sing of a black hole
an emptiness or a void
in the indescribable blaze
of a dying star
In a minute it is gone
and I have no more words
for my song

If Philosophy is a search
for the meaning of life
the first step to consider
is whether one is alive

'Message send failed'
Heads together
Try again
'Message sent '
Cheers!

Email arriving
saying "You're missed"
Energised, warmed
Started me giving

Folded in my hands
a nestling, a tiny bird
hardly old enough to hop or fly
let alone step over my windowsill
from the hazelbush outside
Caught, before it could panic
and throw itself at the window
It rests quietly
then darts off, in relief
at being free

A murmuration of starlings
thousands upon thousands of them
swooping rising curling away
pulsing and throbbing as one
‘til they slowly gently descend
and melt into the shadows of the trees
and the screen fills with a picture
of David Attenborough

"I'll ring you back"
I called back
She meant Monday

I sat down this morning
to catch up on mending
but the day was so dark
it made the dog bark
I peered at the sewing
couldn’t see where it was going
so I put it away
That’ll do for the day

Blueberry Friday
today adds fancy biscuits
Breaking tradition

This snowman melted
though he struggled very hard
against the sun's rays

Antiques shops
fascinate, absorb the eye
and the imagination
Who may have owned
this intricately worked
elaborate confection of silver
set with jewels?
Did a miner fashion it
for a lover or a wife?
Did the longing for warmth of home
spill over into craftsmanship
so delicate it looks
as though a speck of dust
would disarray it?

I wonder

An old-established confectioner
claims his mints "keep you all aglow"
makes me think of old-time buying
from people serving
behind marble counters
the picture on the packet
shows an arc of blues expressing delight
I'm trying a mint ball now -
and it's all right.

From my window I see the flare of fireworks
and my ears are assaulted by the banging

the sight of the puppy cowering in fear
will be etched on my mind

such a brave little thing normally

The fireworks smell acrid
I fluff up my cinnamon and rosemary potpourri

Knit and natter
Waste of time
No!
Finished my knitting

Got up early
Am out of sync
Wish I hadn't

Muddy boots again- I tell you
I will not put up with you
eternally tramping on my clean floors
I'm feeling so stressed
that I'm all of a tremble
and if it goes on indefinitely
there will be a kerfuffle

Here we have for you
a happy birthday haiku
without more ado

It’s a strange world
when a single word
can get under your skin

stopping your breath
feeling like death
with weights on your wings

trapped in a triangle
freedom is dangling
beyond reach on a string

Learning about clouds
is a major part
of the study of weather
The subtle changes
as clouds cluster,
merge, divide
in the blink of an eye
presage a storm
with lightning
flashing across their circumference
or
alternatively
forecast a day of calm

We all had dreams
and plans
to travel to far away lands
but then came Covid 19
so who now knows
what that might mean ?
Our plans
may become our dreams

Triangle player
breathes esoteric wording
his ping skin tingling

Green is calming
Imagine a world
of red
instead

“The square on the hypotenuse
is equal to the sum of the squares
on the other two sides”
I look at the triangle
and ponder the meaning
of that strange word hypotenuse
my skin getting goosebumps
and my breath all excited
when I should be applying the rule
to the problem
the geometry teacher
expects me to solve

Leicester in lockdown
as the virus flares
just as the clouds
had a silvery edge
Those xyz foxes
zoomed into the henhouse
leaving hens headless
and us all in gloom