Des Dillon's wee book, Scunnered. Slices of Scottish Life in seventeen gallus syllables, (Luath Press), is a tonic. Sometimes funny, sometimes angry, somtimes amusingly angry; considering in haiku such philosophical concepts as midges and neds, the Gulf War, wind turbines, psychology, consumerism and much else, trivial yet serious, wistful but laser sharp.
ATTENTION SEEKERS.
Self assertion is
the very heart and core of
all conversation.
THE NECESSARY BLINKERS
Life - a series of
disappointments glued brightly
together by hope.
HA HA LLELUJAH
Cosmic but comic
angels fly because they take
being holy lightly.
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More of this tomorrow!
Hello, I found this delicious post through the blog Perpetually in Transit. The wonderful word 'scunnered' caught my eye! This looks a great wee book: I'm particularly taken by the thought that 'angels fly because they take being holy lightly'. :)
Do you know the haikus of Alan Spence? 'Glasgow Zen', for example, was his first collection I think. His collection 'Seasons of the Heart' is a favourite poetry book of mine, and I'm guessing that you might enjoy it too.
Posted by: Dancing Beastie | February 21, 2012 at 12:24 PM