Knocking

Health and safety; You're having a laugh!
It's more like people not paying attention.

   More involved in their own little lives
   Waiting for texts from friends, kids and wives

In this world of image, of posing and pretension

   They need their head knocking to create some sense
   But it's unlikely you'd notice any difference

http://www.newstalk.com/Cathedral-relocates-huge-sculpture-after-texting-visitors-butt-heads-with-it

Being Single

Oh it’s hard to be single

On Valentines day

With no-one to cuddle

And no-one to say

“I love you dearly

You are my one

My dearest sweetheart

My honeybun”

Oh it’s hard to be single

And go out for a meal

To see a romantic

2-for-1 deal

With no-one to eat with

No starter to share

And you feel the couples

All around stare

Oh it’s hard to be single

In the age of the “date”

Is it my personality?

Or is it just fate?

To be forever alone

Forever just me

A tag of loneliness

Of which you’ll never be free

Oh it’s hard to be single

On Valentines day

Everyone asks you

“Are you sure you’re not gay?”

You’re letting down family

Letting down friends

And only by pairing

Can you make amends

Single or otherwise? You can still download my Haiku Collection Love and the Valentine

Violence

Lying in bed listening
In the middle of the night
Awoken

The sound of the neighbour
Beating his partner
Broken

The sobs and the grief
And the bitter cries
Pained

Leaving their mark
On my imagination
Stained

A public display
With no attempt at pretence

A tragic drama
Of domestic violence

New Project

Following last year's regular "almost" poem-a-day deluge, I've been quiet for a month on this blog, trying to work out a new project; One that will not take too much time away from my usual day job of being a Dad, especially since a second one is on the way in not too many months.

Anyway after some time of thought and reflection I have decided to put together some collections of Haiku over the coming year. Each collection will have its own subject area and they will be available as PDF downloads.

Here is a link to my downloads page from the blog and as you can see, the first collection is already available.

New collections will appear from time to time on the blog, depending on when I can spare the time to write and post, so please bear with me.