Swooping

Tue January 26 2021Tue July 30 2024Scott Andrew BaileyLeave a comment

By Scott Bailey © 2015

Height, falling, swooping
Skylarks catching air, rainfall
Drowns the fleeing mouse

Forest Fire

Mon January 18 2021Wed July 10 2024Scott Andrew BaileyLeave a comment

By Scott Bailey © 2016

Wood cracks with a flash
Sparks dance in the air, falling
Down to cooling ash

Haiku Crib

Sun January 17 2021Mon July 15 2024Scott Andrew BaileyLeave a comment

By Scott Bailey © 2015

Five syllables here
But seven on the next line
A breakdown of thought

www.scottandrewbailey.uk

Over the Plains

Thu January 14 2021Fri July 19 2024Scott Andrew Bailey1 Comment

By Scott Bailey © 2016

A warm summer breeze
Teases scent across the plains
Tight the wolf pack runs

Milk

Tue January 5 2021Fri July 19 2024Scott Andrew BaileyLeave a comment

By Scott Bailey © 2016

Renowned Harvey Milk
His life anything but smooth
His legacy shines

Power Race

Fri January 1 2021Sun July 21 2024Scott Andrew BaileyLeave a comment

By Scott Bailey © 2016

The race to power
Is won with fear and fury
While inert we watch

Mayfly

Tue December 15 2020Fri July 19 2024Scott Andrew BaileyLeave a comment

The day follows night
Repeating the witching hour
Except, the mayfly

#haiku

Energy

Sun September 22 2019Sun September 22 2019Scott Andrew BaileyLeave a comment

By Scott Bailey © 2013

Starlight is silent
Waves crash and roar on the shore
Then there is matter

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Sparks

Sat August 3 2019Tue July 30 2024Scott Andrew BaileyLeave a comment

By Scott Bailey © 2013

A sad shadow falls
Casting gloom over our dreams:
Sparks dispel the dark!

Originally published in A Spring of Dream

Fox and Hare

Mon June 17 2019Scott Andrew Bailey2 Comments

By Scott Bailey © 2019

Fox detests the stream
Barring the way to her prey
Favour for the hare

In response to RonovanWrites #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #258 Favor&Detest

#Ronovan Writes Haiku Challenge

Engage

Tue November 13 2018Scott Andrew Bailey1 Comment

By Scott Bailey © 2018

Life is engaging
Creatures decipher the truth
They peruse it all

In response to COLLEEN’S WEEKLY #TANKA TUESDAY #POETRY CHALLENGE NO. 110, “PLEASANT & READ,” #SYNONYMSONLY

Check the link for the guidelines and rules

A haiku this week. Keeping it simple.

#haiku

Steam

Mon September 10 2018Tue July 30 2024Scott Andrew Bailey2 Comments

By Scott Bailey © 2018

The steam arises
Covers the trees and valleys
Verdant green below

In response to RonovanWrites #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #218 Steam&Cover

#amwriting, #postaday

Snake

Tue May 8 2018Tue July 30 2024Scott Andrew Bailey2 Comments

By Scott Bailey © 2018

Basking in the sun
The snake saw lunch in his mind
Movement brought him back

By Thomas Brown [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons

In response to Colleen’s 2018 Weekly #Tanka Tuesday #Poetry Challenge No. 82 – BELONG & DREAM #SynonymsOnly

A haiku this week. I have inferred the given words rather than use synonyms so breaking the rules a bit. This post was also prompted by the fact that on a country walk yesterday my eldest nearly stood on one of these – an adder – the only venomous snake on these isles. I think it was a juvenile as it was small but definitely a viper rather than a grass snake.

#haiku

Shoots

Thu April 5 2018Scott Andrew Bailey4 Comments

In exultation
Shoots arise, reaching skyward
Until sharp blades sweep

In response to COLLEEN’S 2018 #TANKA TUESDAY #POETRY CHALLENGE NO. 78, GROW & HONOR, #SNYNONYMSONLY

Tenuous synonyms for my haiku – again

#haiku

Forward

Tue February 20 2018Scott Andrew Bailey6 Comments

Forward

Maybe
From the chaos
From all the death and anger
We can find a better answer
We Need

I used the American form rather than the didactic.

In response to Colleen’s Weekly #Tanka Tuesday #Poetry Challenge, No. 72: Breakthrough & Movement, #SnyonymsOnly

#Haiku

Earth Arising

Tue February 6 2018Mon July 1 2024Scott Andrew Bailey5 Comments

The earth will arise
Topple all fences and walls
A spark in the night

In response to Colleen’s Weekly 2018 #Tanka Tuesday #Poetry Challenge, No. 70 “DESTINY & CHALLENGE”

#Haiku

Press

Tue January 16 2018Scott Andrew Bailey3 Comments

By Scott Bailey © 2018

The Press will touch all
The raw places to ensure
Peace will not prevail

In response to RonovanWrites #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #184 Press&Touch

#Ronovan Writes Haiku Challenge

Testament

Mon January 1 2018Scott Andrew BaileyLeave a comment

By Scott Bailey © 2018

Deep in the singed earth
Lies the burners testament
And the seeds of life

In response to RonovanWrites #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #182 Singe&Deep

#Ronovan Writes Haiku Challenge

Short

Wed November 15 2017Tue July 23 2024Scott Andrew BaileyLeave a comment

Two this time – makes up for a drought of anything new 🙂

By Scott Bailey © 2017

His first attempt at
Sexy was short lived, painful
Full of lasting woe

Short , sweet and sexy
She came swishing to my world
And I longed for her

In response to RonovanWrites #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #175 Short&Sexy

#Ronovan Writes Haiku Challenge

Snow

Mon November 6 2017Tue July 30 2024Scott Andrew Bailey4 Comments

By Scott Bailey © 2017

The hand of winter
Smooths the land with a cold, white
Blanket of deep snow

In response to RonovanWrites #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #174 Smooth&Hand

#Ronovan Writes Haiku Challenge

Bats

Mon October 30 2017Scott Andrew BaileyLeave a comment

By Scott Bailey © 2017

In the spooky night
Bats flitter with deadly skill
And the moths shiver

In response to RonovanWrites #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #173 Spooky&Night

#Ronovan Writes Haiku Challenge

And to get into the spooky mood some more – try my collection of short stories.

Sore Heart

Mon October 9 2017Tue July 30 2024Scott Andrew Bailey5 Comments

By Scott Bailey © 2017

My wife’s precious heart
Is in need of attention
The surgeon awaits

Well, these two prompt words could not be more apt! My wife is facing major heart surgery this weekend! Consequently, I may be a little quiet here for a while.

In response to RonovanWrites #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #170 Heart&Need

#Ronovan Writes Haiku Challenge

Silk and Skin

Mon October 2 2017Scott Andrew BaileyLeave a comment

By Scott Bailey © 2017

Silk slowly sliding
Over soft smooth skin, caressed
Brushing fingertips

In response to RonovanWrites #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #169 Silk&Skin

#Ronovan Writes Haiku Challenge

Snap

Mon September 25 2017Tue July 30 2024Scott Andrew Bailey3 Comments

By Scott Bailey © 2017

Tempting sweet nectar
Scent drifts on the summer breeze
Snap! Fly trapped for lunch

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In response to RonovanWrites #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #168 Sweet&Scent

#Ronovan Writes Haiku Challenge

Lobster

Tue July 18 2017Fri July 19 2024Scott Andrew BaileyLeave a comment

By Scott Bailey © 2017

Lobster shuffles out
Coming out of his safe shell
Fabulously pink

In response to RonovanWrites #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #158 Pink&Shell

#Ronovan Writes Haiku Challenge

Kookaburra

Mon July 10 2017Scott Andrew Bailey1 Comment

By Scott Bailey © 2017

Kookaburra laughs
Amused at the irate ants
Eyeing them for lunch

In response to RonovanWrites #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #157 Amused&Irate

#Ronovan Writes Haiku Challenge

Sweat

Tue February 21 2017Tue July 30 2024Scott Andrew Bailey2 Comments

By Scott Bailey © 2017

Hippos do not deign
To sweat in the summer heat
Wallow in cool mud

In response to RonovanWrites #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #137 Sweat&Heat

#Ronovan Writes Haiku Challenge

Reviews

Mon February 20 2017Mon July 22 2024Scott Andrew BaileyLeave a comment

“This book should be a movie. Somewhere in Hollywood right now there are actors waiting for their agents to deliver this story in script format to them. The makings of all action-packed adventure films is here. I can see the film in my mind’s eye.
But this one is different.
It’s not fast-paced for the thrill of it alone. It needs to be to get the message across. Mankind could be on the threshold of just such a future. Time is racing.
This one could be us.
Maybe a few years down the line yet, maybe already almost there in some similar format. Change a few details. Replace one group for another. Look behind the motives in politics and corporations. Stretch the reality just a little. Ask ourselves questions looking through the light of a different lens.
It feels like us, it acts like us, it may very well come…”

“Great concept to write a poem a day for a year and provides an insight into coping with difficult family circumstances – a recommended read for anyone who has struggled in such situations. Some poems were obviously more personal than others (my favourites were those when the writer cherishes the ‘small moments’ in life such as going to a fireworks display with his wife and son) but he also branches out into more political territory. Look out for the funny poems scattered throughout the book too, one in particular made me laugh out loud! A good read and Scott Bailey shows talent as a poet. Recommended.”

Fading

Mon February 13 2017Wed July 10 2024Scott Andrew Bailey3 Comments

An old one that fits.

By Scott Bailey © 2013

Blue eyes turned purple
Deep purple and very still
Watching all my life

In response to RonovanWrites #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #136 Eye&Fade

#Ronovan Writes Haiku Challenge

Sinking

Mon February 6 2017Tue July 23 2024Scott Andrew Bailey5 Comments

By Scott Bailey © 2017

Oh how I would love
For the world to be lighter
Not a sinking mess

In response to RonovanWrites #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #135 Love&Light

#Ronovan Writes Haiku Challenge

Calm

Thu December 22 2016Mon July 1 2024Scott Andrew BaileyLeave a comment

By Scott Bailey © 2016

Calm my beating heart
Racing for the beauty of
My beloved wife

In response to the daily prompt Calm

#DailyPrompt, #amwriting

Another Fantastic Review!

Sat December 17 2016Sun August 4 2024Scott Andrew BaileyLeave a comment

This one for my Poetry Collection!

“Great concept to write a poem a day for a year and provides an insight into copying with difficult family circumstances – a recommended read for anyone who has struggled in such situations. Some poems were obviously more personal than others (my favourites were those when the writer cherishes the ‘small moments’ in life such as going to a fireworks display with his wife and son) but he also branches out into more political territory. Look out for the funny poems scattered through-out the book too, one in particular made me laugh out loud! A good read and Scott Bailey shows talent as a poet. Recommended.”

Check out the original here!