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by Ian Whiteley

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I don't do new year
there is a lot of noise here
none of it is mine

when the chimes kick in
auld lang syne hands are unlinked
as phones point skywards

cascading fireworks
fall on lost souls in doorways
where poverty lies

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Wednesday 1st January 2020 2:41 pm

auld lang syne   new year   poverty   selfie-culture   tri-haiku   waste of money

Forsaking Auld Lang Syne

by Ian Whiteley

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Forsaking Auld Lang Syne

 

The city centre puddles

reflect fireworks in the sky

whilst stripped

Christmas wrapping paper

soaks up the deluge

like a homeless sleeping bag.

 

Dustbins overflow with leftovers

oiled with greasy greed.

 

A bottle of wine splatters against

the multi-storey car park wall,

vomited from the throat

of opulence at midnight.

 

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Sunday 1st January 2017 7:53 pm

new year   opulence   falso bonhomie   auld lang syne   waste   homelessness   terrorism

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