(Haiku)

Problems? What problems?
Some people would love to have
your problems! Think on.

(Haiku)

Here we go! Yellow
Porsche 'midlife crisis' with
a matching T-shirt

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Portly girth and choice
of snack belyes the marathon 
T-shirt and trainers

Cornwall A Land Which Haunts Your Very Soul

Cornwall
a rugged peninsula 
a fiercely independent people
its language 
its myths and legends 
its industries and religions
...Cornwall
a land of its people

Cornwall 
a misty land of gales and wind-farms 
twisted hedgerows and contorted trees
weekend sailors and professional surfers
...Cornwall
a land of sea and sky

Cornwall
an ancient land
of grey slate hung farmhouses 
monuments and stone built churches
structures built to last
...Cornwall
a land of resilience 

Cornwall
a land to fire up your creativity 
poets and artists
betjeman and langley
trebetherick and the newlyn school
...Cornwall
a land of inspiration 

and a land of verdant beauty
moorland peaks and sandy beaches
open vistas and heather verges
fishing ports and river inlets 
of craggy cliffs rising from the sea

...Cornwall
a land which haunts your very soul


Who'd Be A Crow

Who'd be a crow?
latin name 'corvus
a medium to large sized bird
one of a large family of birds
omnivorous 
'kwar' 'kwar' 'kwar'
a 'Murder' of crows being known to 'argue' loudly in tree tops
roosts of over 200 not unusual
gatherings near food opportunities 
dustbuns
summer seafronts
friday night high streets 
damaging crops
disturbing the peace.
...who'd be a crow?

Who'd be a crow?
aloof in their glossy black outfits
shy
persecuted by some
mistrused by others
revered 
ancient greeks and roman myths
cultures believing they had sacred powers
full of symbolism
mentions in religious scriptures and texts
fables and poems
novels and music
plastered across heraldic banners
...who'd be a crow?

Who'd be a crow?
such a great CV!
intelligent 
adaptable
found on most continents 
a great team player with great communication skills 
an ability to pass on knowledge 
known to make and use rudimentary tools
known to communicate with other species 
an ability to identify humans by their facial features!

...I'd like to be a crow!