12 Haiku's

Cones

Soldiers stand erect.
Red and white uniforms guard
British motorways.

Meat
“Meat is bad for you,”
said the young vegan, lighting
up a cigarette.

Smoke Rings
Caring parent feeds.
Babe takes in food. Pretty
smoke rings for dessert

The Fox

The fox escapes hounds
only to kill a chicken
the following day.

Pay Rise
Three-fold pay rise. Two-
faced politicians, One-
way thought. Me , me, me.

MP’s
MPs kissing babies.
Crosses on ballot papers.
Voting time again.

Wheeler Dealer

He buys and sells all,
but says no to Satan 'cause
his soul is nailed down.

A Good Book

A good book, unlike
a vintage wine is consumed
over and over.


C’est La Vie

Like a winter’s night
Death often arrives too soon.
And lasts far too long.

Critics
Blow my own trumpet?
No. But when the baton’s out
the orchestra plays.


Writer’s Block

Blank sheet. Empty head.
Ideas not forthcoming.
Wastepaper bin full.


Tunnel Vision

A missed countryside.
Tunnel-vision motorists,
Race to smoke city