davidgoulding84@interpoems.com
CLOCKS
“Don’t forget to put the clocks back tonight”
Why? Who moved them anyway?
And where the ….. did they put them?
Worst of all I can’t remember
where they are supposed to go.
“We will all get an extra hour’s sleep tonight”
I shan’t. I’ll be looking for the bloody clocks;
........... or maybe I’ll pretend to snooze
and hope they’ll sneak them
back again for me.,
whilst I’m not looking, or so they think.
“British Summertime ends today”
Oh yeah! When exactly did it start?
Bet it never did
and all because
those mean sods had pinched
all the clocks
again.
SHORTS
1.
The boy sang obsessed by some beautiful bees
The young man felt one sting
He ran from the pain to the shelter of trees
Where the old man could not sing
2.
We will just by ourselves be lead
and from no other borrow.
Then, if we find love when we’re dead
no other has to sorrow.
HAIKUS
leaves crinkle and drop
forced off with impatience
by waiting new buds
day birds fall silent
muted purple night sinks deep
up creeps drowsiness
strained, stained and winter
grey blood of an Englishman
bleached far beyond colour
fox carcass
speed blurred
bloodied still
child knows: does not see
adult questions: finds nothing
aged heads: thick not sage
if you give
and I take
we part soon
author's note: yes I know these are not strictly Haiku's
but I think they are written in the same spirit.
LIMER……
There was a young man from the UK
Well, there was, but now there are only old people