technical hitch
the speaker suggests we
talk amongst ourselves
oak leaves
falling through
an icy stillness
morning frost
the honey has hardened
in the jar
mist and smoke
these long nights
also pass
news headlines
I focus on the word
plight
this morning's class
why am I at the front
talking?
heroic statues bound
with strings
of Christmas lights
cold snap -
an eccentric assortment
of hats
two-for-one deals -
Elvis complains that he's
lonely this Christmas
senryu, probably
in the meeting
on virtual meetings
a presentation
on software
for presentations
kyoka - 'mad song'
bleary eyed
I keep polishing
my glasses
winter sun
the coldness
of a white envelope
fantasy
on a Friday afternoon
back down
to earth
at moonrise
winter bench
two beer cans
and a sleeping bag
winter moon
the toddler's delight
at a bus ride
winter moon
milk and honey
in the fridge
winter moon
we don't share the good news
or the bad
new diary -
the paper cut
stings
my notes
of the meeting -
snail in a hat
Remembrance Day
the memory
of different silences
gridlock -
the guide dog's eyes
slowly close
after midnight
that song I can't get
out of my head
days of rain
a spent firework
in the gutter
quarter moon
Christmas trimmings
in the pound shop
woken
by a senseless fear...
there may not be
enough dreams left
to last the night
evening rain
the stallholder cries
'half price flowers'
westbound train
glides along beside
still water
working late
red leaves
on all the screen savers
librarian
keeps the best of last year's
autumn leaves
All Saints Day
on the bus they share
a joke, a kiss, a chip
all-hallows eve
the small boy brandishes
a plastic pitchfork