The days are still short
daylight remains elusive
yet we soldier on
The simplest of tasks
take more effort than normal
fatigue gets you down
Need a pick-me-up
artificial stimulants
backfires later on
Stuck inside all day
it’s dark before you leave work
can’t wait for spring time
Perseverance will
get us through the other side
slowly, but surely
Dancing Baby Groot.
Kill betentacled monster.
Drax claims victory.
My Dads a planet,
and somewhat nefarious.
Where is the big brain?
Sisterly Love/Hate
My spaceship trumps your huge gun.
Blame Thanos, not me.
No, sexual love…
YOU MUST BE SO EMBARRASSED!
Ahhh… HA ha ha ha!
Lets break out of here.
NO! Don’t push the death button.
Who cares? I AM GROOT.
I need my new fin.
I’m Mary Poppins Y’All!
You were my real Dad.
*cries*
Long, looming shadows.
Impractical clothing days.
Crisp, cold, but sunny.
The darkness recedes;
ice crystals shrink from the light.
Energy transfers.
What was once frozen,
motionless, impervious.
Is restored, set free.
The clouds of my mind,
hold me captive in winter.
But this too shall pass.
The warmth of the world,
transfers to warmth of the soul.
Enlightens the mind.
Extra daylight hours
permits more life to be lived.
Though time will not wait.
Read the latest poem of mine to have been published in Issue 6 of Scrittura Magazine, which you can find online for free here:
Scrittura Magazine – Issue 6, Winter 2016
My entry is entitled “Autumn”, it is an haiku poem, and can be found on page 35, but be sure to read all the brilliant submissions.
My entry is reproduced here:
Pumpkin spice latte
Arboreal colour change
Plan to hibernate
Harvest festival
Curing, pickling, preserving,
staples for winter
Central heating on
Go dig those warm jumpers out
Time to layer up
On and off weather
Piles of leaves, wellington boots
Rain, then sun, then wind…
Flocks of birds prepare
to escape the looming cold
warmer climes beckon
I could go to sleep.
Miss the winter, through to spring.
Curled up, safe and warm.
Header Image ©Julia Barnard 2016 All Rights Reserved
Revisit Halloween with the haiku I submitted to Scrittura Magazine which was instead used on their twitter account, as the publication would come out a bit later than Halloween, and therefore was a bit out of season! I am pleased that they liked it enough to give it a nice presentation…
Here’s the full text:
It’s that time of year
scary fashions in season,
and cobwebs are cool.
Veggies not just food!
Spiced pies and Jack-O-Lanterns
treats by candlelight
Dress up and go out,
or not, spooky movies work.
Your own atmosphere.
Knock on many doors.
Or pretend that you’re not in…
The sweets are all mine!
Witches and wizards,
skeletons crawling with bugs.
Insides are outsides!
No need to buy gifts.
Fun for all the family.
Better than Christmas!
