Archive for the ‘In phokus’ Category
Thursday, April 23rd, 2009
‘No parking’, it said.
Putting the van in reverse
soon put paid to that.

Tags: haiku, parking restrictions, Phoku, poem, road rage, signpost, vandalism
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Tuesday, April 21st, 2009
Sudoku absorbed
The signpost malfunctions.
Manicures on bus?!

Tags: haiku, manicure, Phoku, poem, sign, sudoku
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Sunday, April 19th, 2009
A visual gaffe -
Our heroic airborne troops
Look like fey models

Tags: gaffe, guardian, haiku, Phoku, picture editor, poem
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Friday, April 17th, 2009
Oh, for a language
Where reversed words abounded -
Half as much to learn

Tags: exit, haiku, language, Phoku, poem, words
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Wednesday, April 15th, 2009
“I’m fed up with theft”
Said the Turkish grilling king
“Let us build a wall!”
But fortunately
Impenetrability
Wasn’t quite achieved

Tags: door, folly, haiku, kebab, Phoku
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Monday, April 13th, 2009
The Phoenix Centre
Crumbling into the ashes
Of Poplar, London
A name full of hope
But an optimistic name
Cannot raise a town

Tags: failure, haiku, phoenix business centre, Phoku, poem, regeneration
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Saturday, April 11th, 2009
In event of fire
Looks like it’s curtains for me;
Forgot my shovel

Tags: escape, haiku, Phoku, poem, sign
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Thursday, April 9th, 2009
“Oi! Speed! – is ‘e pedo?”
“Die pose, de-poise. Sod, I pee!”
“Ed is Poe. Pie dose?”

Tags: anagram, episode, haiku, Phoku, poem
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Tuesday, April 7th, 2009
Elevator company
Fails on Spielberg connection:
Named the Schindler Group

Tags: haiku, lift, poem phoku, pun, schindler
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Sunday, April 5th, 2009
In Victoria Park
Nothing is considered safe
Best wear a bubble

Tags: haiku, hard hat, health and saety, Phoku, poetry, victoria park
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