The pumpkin upon the fencepost
Innards all scooped out
Completely gutted
Now a hollow shell
Upon the ground lay
A beautiful mess of seeds
Hidden amongst slimy strewn  pulp
Slowly decomposing...
Not long later
It was knocked off that post
And fell to the ground
Smashing  into tiny pieces
Its carved out smile
No longer recognisable
That flickering light inside
That shone brightly through sculpted eyes
Extinguished
Plunged into darkness
Where it remained.

Burning flame reflects
Upon the darkened windows
Evokes a warm glow 

Autumn leaves
Their beauty astounds
Time takes its toll
They drift to the ground
Their vibrancy gone
They crunch underfoot
Breaking apart
Blowing away
Becoming a distant memory.

I have been writing poetry on and off since the age of 17. I recently got quite addicted to Twitter and the Haiku a day challenge. Over time I found myself getting too intertwined in Twitter and my personal Twitter account began to make me unhappy so I have decided to step away from it for now. I intend to revisit the haikus and other poems I have posted over the past two years and post my favourite ones here. By taking a social media break I thankfully no longer crave the dopamine buzz that hearts and retweets give, which can actually be quite addictive (And this is documented in psychology literature). I am happy for my work to just be read by the occasional visitor who stumbles upon it. I find writing a nice creative outlet and I have been missing it. I am still working on writing a book and do hope one day to publish a novel just for personal achievement. I also have some plans in the works to produce a non fiction book which would allow me to use my people skills to interview people and my transcription skills to type up the interviews. Watch this space...