Blue waves bursting
Tropical musical storms
Dusky milky ball
Shane Cogan April 2015
Categories:
cogan, beach, smile, stars, storm,
Form: Haiku
Magnetic lake cloak
Northern Wings summer chatter
Carroty dawn pond
By Shane Cogan (August 2014)
Categories:
cogan, animal, color, happy, imagery,
Form: Haiku
Moon River by Shane Cogan
Curves of liquid ice
Migratory wings on face
Red moon river swim
Categories:
cogan, africa, earth, inspirational, night,
Form: Haiku
Exit gold crisp noise
Whole winter white blanket sky
Carrot pipe smoker
Stressed humans all cloaked
A full moon mirror shimmers
Oddly naked it stands
Cold dawn miasma
Snowball friendly warfare
Magnetic eye gaze
By Shane Cogan (December, 2013)
Categories:
cogan, absence, december, environment, winter,
Form: Haiku
A sun drenched day decided it needs some sleep, again
A nigh time shadow leads to nocturnal noises, again
Then it came; first a bat frequency noted its presence
Then it’s sharp noise; first the crunch, then the crackle
We looked up high, the moon beam caught our eye
We turned to leave, the beady prey took swoop
Too small, it’s shadow cast upon our faces; we turned
It’s breath caught her hair; no scream just a jump
The nocturnal hunt in full flow, we stood firm
Then the beats, then the chorus, then the cracks
A crescendo of noise; more creatures, more shadows
Why run? Why care? Why dare? Why here?
Don’t fear the nocturnal nature hunt
A carnivore, a herbivore; an omnivore;
All present, all here, big and small
We are mere spectators; they don’t care
Natures sway, their way, never to decay
We stood firm
We closed our eyes
We listened
We danced
We felt at one
Oh nocturnal noises; natures natural music
By Shane Cogan (September, 2013)
Categories:
cogan, adventure, beauty, color, environment,
Form: Free verse
Engineless she lands
Late sun ripples indigo
Solo Proud lake swan
© Shane Cogan, September 2013
Categories:
cogan, animal, beautiful, bird, color,
Form: Haiku
Shadows by Shane Cogan (2013)
Silently it lunged forward, then backwards
Hesitating, it reached out and touched its prey
Alarmed by its own reflection, it’s feet gave way
Downwards it began to fall, until it reached the darkness below
Overtly large, awkward and blinded, it searched around
Wasted, decayed, overgrown, it sensed its new surrounding
Shadows encircled the being; a final tour de force
Categories:
cogan, absence, birth, leaving, peace,
Form: Acrostic
A family addiction
Genes tell the truth
People tell lies
Bathroom secrets
A door slams
Living room tells a TV story
Bookshelf storage dust
Kitchen fast food noise
Lounge silence
Doorbell interruptions
Dog barks
Child screams
Phone vibrates
Trees whistle
Blackbird chirps
Cat sneaks off
Neighbour hoots horn
A car breaks the lull
Moon light shows a face
A cheeky smoke
A midnight snack
Curfew ends
Front door clicks
It clicks again
And again
Whispers
Brushes
Night
Snores
Morning
Shane Cogan (c) 2013
Categories:
cogan, absence, addiction, color, cry,
Form: Free verse
Absence by Shane Cogan
Lost at summer clock
Insomnia blue skies
Absent minded bliss
Categories:
cogan, absence, beach, beautiful, color,
Form: Haiku
Raven’s Shadow
Staring beady eyed
Collecting for winters nest
Natures unique post
Silky shiny black
Dawn-to-dusk itinerant
Multitasked creature
Suave wings casted wide
Full shadow imprint on moon
Solo transporter
Beak fluid sounds
Winter snow cloaked by congress
Envy your freedom
© Shane Cogan 2013
Categories:
cogan, beautiful, beauty, bird, color,
Form: Haiku
The Kingfishers Stare
shy blue halcyon
caught your stare under moonbeam
ripple over splash
© Shane Cogan 2013
Categories:
cogan, beauty, bird, fish, river,
Form: Haiku
Paying Homage
Awaiting the news, anxious for a cash day,
calling friends, only a few replied.
Searching for answers, only music for hay,
returned calls, then you supplied.
Austerity cuts hurting the Western poor,
similar to a normal day for Eastern bites.
Hospital, school, factory workers mop a Northern floor,
left now laminating and missing those Southern nights.
A divisive figure passes, levelled far too many lands,
a magical garden appears in far away sands.
Regrets, threats, defeats, victories; does it matter?
Speaking of current times and old times; review the latter.
Took the choice to move and study those rights abroad,
they had no choice, unfortunate products of the state.
A decade on, worse off, no need too applaud,
takes a tough time to flush out a friend; much homage to a mate.
© Shane Cogan, 2013
Categories:
cogan, courage, dedication, friendship, people,
Form: Rhyme
The Old Man in the Small Square
city dirt as mask
eternal season abode
old temples his friends
cloudy shelter sky
shuffles to collect dry leaves
rusty hinge calls night
passers-by eyes down
loud crunching, act as pillow
vulnerably wrapped
© Shane Cogan, 2013
Categories:
cogan, april, imagination, lonely, spring,
Form: Haiku
Predictable Porcupine
Porcupine strolls by
spikes glowing only at dusk
always the same route
© Shane Cogan, 2013
Categories:
cogan, adventure, journey, nature,
Form: Haiku
Market Scene
multi coloured beans
harvest tools scrap upon stone
a place full of sacks
bright colours leap out
thawed ice under moon lit feet
chinking coins, chit chat
creatures glee with spill
drenched gold leaves with bees honey
market noise withers
© Shane Cogan, 2013
Categories:
cogan, autumn, imagination, moon, snow,
Form: Haiku
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