Here's a collection of shorter pieces to ease us all gently into the weekend…


Quite early one morning

‘Y’ Tumble
half past ten
a black and white
waitress
haiku’s the menu
‘black pudding, mushrooms or
   tomato’

as shepherd alcoholics
warn of Swansea
   storms

BORED

if you blow your foot off
with a double-barrel shotgun
is that an innocent mistake
how many toes constitute an error
how many inches of shin a sin

the devil is in the detail

Four Alone and Together

1.   If ever there was
      a home for haiku
      it is outside this window

2.   South is not a sense.
      North is always true
      and I am not the centre.

3.   I was at first annoyed by
      the fly on my peach.
      But not any more.

4.  My heart is ready.
     My thoughts are now clear.
     Pressing ‘send’ still does nothing.

* David Lewis's forthcoming book is out April-ish. www.david-lewis.co.uk/write.html

* G W Colkitto has had short stories in The Ranfurly Review. He has published two poetry anthologies and a poetry pamphlet. He is part of Read Raw, four writers performing regularly in the Glasgow area. www.readrawltd.co.uk

* Sue Guiney’s novel A Clash of Innocents was published in September 2010. Her poetry collection Her Life Collected will be published in early 2011.