8 inane haiku # 8

8. cars are not nice but

they get you where you’re going.

I much prefer bikes

birth

place of paradise

firm and sweet beneath my feet

this is earth, mother

8 inane haiku #9

9. no road markings so

how do we know which side is

the right side or not

8 inane haiku #6

6. you say the air is

still; still I feel a small breeze

tickle my nose hairs

Ballad of Salad

I’m not a rabbit

don’t make me eat salad

I like potatoes and meat, me

you can

put in sweet herbs, if you like

to season it right

but give me steak, pork, chicken every night

.

I’m not some herbivore

so don’t make me

eat boring veggies, wait

I do like a bit of fruit

or the odd carrot, but I’m not a rabbit

.

What’s that you’ve got?

A bit of pumpkin and a turnip?

I’ll have that

Some swede and courgette, I’ll take

you can

put a bit on the edge of my plate

maybe some marrow tomorrow

perhaps some beetroot, as a boost

.

however

I’m not a grazer, me

you can’t, so

don’t make me eat greens

no peas, lettuce, beans

just leave them be, maybe

in the corner of my plate

if I get sick of potatoes and meat or

in case of constipation

I may consider them a treat

I may eat salad, you understand

just as a tonic

but I’m not a rabbit

8 inane haiku # 5

5. when the sea is blue

everyone goes, but when it’s

gray, they stay away

8 inane haiku #4

4. I like tea with milk

But I’ll drink it hot and black

If the milk’s past best

8 inane haiku #3

3. don’t look up when the

seagulls are flying, my dad

said at the seaside

8 inane haiku #2

2. I do wish I’d brushed

My teeth this morning. They feel

Quite furry right now

8 inane haiku

1. we sat at that small

table, then we moved to that

‘cos we got too hot