Haikus on FridayAre tonally more upbeatThan Monday haikus
Category: Poetry
A Haiku By A Sleep-Deprived Parent
Sleep like a babyAt inconvenient timesAnd rarely at night
A Poem About How Toilet Roll Went Away (Lest We Forget)
So rare once upon a timeNow in plentiful supplyYour absence was a real crime It never made much sense whyYou vanished from all the storesScarcity that made us cry And long queues outside shop doorsAfter panic most undueCaused multiple bog roll wars So it’s true that we missed youBecause many things may changeBut we’ll always…
A Haiku About Unrealistic Expectations Of Technology
My phone may be smartBut it can’t do the dishesWhich is unhelpful
A Stupid Ode To My Socks
Oh threadbare socks upon my feetWhat gripping stories could you tell?To hear them would be such a treatI bet they intrigue and compelYou have been here, you have been thereYou have walked down many a streetAnd you have acquired quite a smellSo I must switch to a new pair
The Age Of Envy
I don’t know if it’s a modern phenomenonOr just something that has become more evidentThanks to the prevalence of social mediaBut I’ve noticed that some people apparently feel the needTo claim that their accomplishmentsAre more impressive than they probably areIt’s the kind of thing that one might expectFrom politicians and so-called celebrities But I think…
The Intent Behind This Poem Could Be Romantic Or It Could Be Laziness. I Like To Think It’s A Little Of Both
I like a hot beverageAlmost any time of dayAnd if it’s not made how I like itI’ll drink it anyway My preference is coffeeBut to avoid confusionI’ll happily drink teaAnd accept a fruit infusion Some drinks can be refreshingAnd some quite stimulatingWhile herbal ones I findAre often more sedating Sometimes I like to thinkThat I…
A Poor Limerick That Does At Least Offer A Rationale For Its Lack Of Quality
As I type this it is fairly latePerhaps it would be better to waitTill the morning to writeNot at my best tonightAs my poetry would indicate
A Haiku About Heat
Heatwave and toddlerImproved my understandingOf the word fatigue
A Touch Of Insincerity
The last thing I wanted to do today was upset you But I’ve been feeling quite stressed Because I’ve had so much to do A really long list of things I intended to complete And frankly I was worried that I wouldn’t have time So it’s come as something of a relief That I have…
An Ode To Wasting Time
There are many hours I spend Watching boxsets on my screen Though I don’t know to what end Because I can’t say that I’m keen The mis-en-scene is flawed And the acting is quite weak Yet I still sit and stare Completely under-awed Though one positive critique Is the comfort of my chair
A Limerick Exposing Me For The Charlatan I Am When It Comes To Poetry
You would rather be producing prose That is not how blogging always goes If you don’t have much time And you know how to rhyme Then claim you’re a poet and compose
I Don’t Even Know The Rules
If there is more skill Than just counting syllables I can’t write haiku
A Clumsy Limerick About Having Too Much Work To Do
That Sinking Feeling This limerick is something I wrote In work when trying to stay afloat My quest for buoyancy Meant metaphorically Because I’ve never worked on a boat
A Bad Poem About A Different Bad Poem
Once I wrote a poem and it wasn’t very good I put it on this blog though I wasn’t sure I should It was quite well-received even though it was so bad It got more ‘likes’ than better posts and this made me sad I wondered if it was worth putting much effort in If …
One-Trick Pony
This blog has become Overly reliant on Incessant haiku
Rose-Tinted Road Rage
Stuck in traffic jam Screaming toddler in the back Was lockdown so bad?
Arrant Adequacy
Battle writers block And maintain a blogging streak With meta haiku
Monday Morning Mollification
Never love Mondays But find them tolerable When I’m not in work
It’s Important To Have Standards
I like a cold beer But I drink responsibly I eat breakfast first
The Caffeine Compromise
I like good coffee But some mornings I find that Bad coffee will do
Satisfactory Staycation
This year’s holiday Not the dream destination Easy journey though
Lost In A Bad Book
Oh paperback of little worth Why I bought you I do not know Within your plot there is a dearth Of a hint of narrative flow Clichés so bad they hurt my head Humour that leaves me without mirth I’ve gone as far as I can go And I will leave the rest unread
A Rude Awakening
Lazy Sunday start Would be my preference but Toddler disagrees
Sunny Side Up
Saturday breakfast Not as healthy as weekdays But so much better
How Much Love Is In A ‘Like’?
Could write prose today But inferior haiku Tend to get more ‘likes’
We’re All On A Learning Journey
Lately I’ve noticed a tendency For so-called celebrities That I have never heard of To apologise for things That I didn’t know they’d done I can see at face value That it may seem appropriate To say sorry For insensitive choices Made when times were Supposedly less enlightened Even if the aforementioned times Weren’t actually…
Striking A Balance
I do exercise Because life is better when I can eat more cake
Throwing Stones
The other day I overheard two colleagues Disparaging another colleague (Behind that colleague’s back) For being overweight It irritated me For several reasons Not least because Although I’m not above The clandestine critiquing of others I would like to think That I would never do so For reasons so shallow And unkind As these people…
Complacency
Of course I knew the dangers But, I’m pretty experienced And most of the time There isn’t anything to worry about Maybe I just got careless Assumed that the worst Could never happen to me A lazy assumption I now realise Based on the flimsy evidence That the worst hadn’t happened to me Not for…
Broccoli Monopoly
Eat your broccoli To stay healthy and ensure There’s none left for me
