Justice #quadrille

Justice.
#quadrille.

Justice for diversity,
Calling, coaxing and cajoling for inclusion.

Looks are deceptive,
Dark looking, but not by nature.

Living, eating by night,
Slumbering during the daylight hours.

Reputation proceeds knowing,
Decide for yourselves, don’t follow.

Justice in diversity,
Cajoling and coaxing all for acceptance. 

© rog leach 02/11/2025

dark night #qudrille

Quadrille #234: A Sparkler of a Day
Dark tonight.
#quadrille, #dversepoetrypub

 Stars tonight’s sparklers,
Laying in my heart’s darkness,
 Hearing her singing our love.

Our sparklers my only light,
Her ghost’s bearing here,
Keeping me company.

My sparkle leaving,
 No live since her leaving,
Our Tomb of memories,
 All that is left.
I join her.


© 20/10/2025 rog leach

Its quadrille night here at #dverspoetrypub. happy Diwali to all who celebrate.

boombastic#q233

Quadrille #233: Bring on the Boo! 



Boombastic!

Booked?
What?

Boogieman tours of London,
Why?

Boo factor, of course!
When?

Booming our deathly anniversary,
Oooh obviously.

Ghosts of London are we,
Joining the living,
Boombastic booing to,
Scare them witless.


Bamboozling the locals,
With our whistles,
Groans and moans,
Never ending.
BOO!
06/10/2025 rog leach


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Thanks to all you spooky crowd at #dversepoetrypub for a fun prompt.

acorn #haiubun.

Haibun: “The Fall of the Leaf”

Fall #haibun.

Who remembers the story of chicken licken and the sky falling on his head

The number of acorns this year is just amazing. I cannot recall having seen so many in a single season. Dry as it has been since early spring the local oak trees have been in good order. But when winter finally falls I do wonder how many will survive any winter storms we get this year.

Crunching over acorns,

Blanketing local footpaths,

Oaks saying goodnight.

© rog leach 29/09/2025

thanks mish for this evening’s haibun prompt @ #dversepoets.pub