Haiku – Chalk and Sledge

matthewjrichardson Poetry Feb 21, 2019Aug 18, 2019 1 Minute

Morning all. Two haikus this Thursday…

Chalk

Grey-faced mirror blink.

Foil peeled back. Plastic pods pushed.

Teeth crunch into chalk.

Sledge

Ice wind through your teeth,

Snow-grit under fingernails.

Climb the hill again.

Matthew Richardson is a writer of short stories. His work has featured in Gold Dust magazine, Literally Stories, Near to the Knuckle, McStorytellers, Penny Shorts, Soft Cartel, and Shooter magazine. He is an absentee member of the Glasgow Writers Group, a PhD student at the University of Dundee, a lucky husband, and a proud father.

Not necessarily in that order

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Published Feb 21, 2019Aug 18, 2019

5 thoughts on “Haiku – Chalk and Sledge”

Nadine says:

Feb 21, 2019 at 1:32 pm

Wow, very clear pictures… immersive imagery. I feel like I’m there in front of the mirror, or in the ice and snow.
Sometimes I wish your haikus had separate posts… though I like the combined titles.

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1. matthewjrichardson says:
  
  Feb 21, 2019 at 5:58 pm
  
  Cheers Nadine. Always seems a bit stingy just putting up one 😂
  
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  1. Nadine says:
    
    Feb 21, 2019 at 6:05 pm
    
    Nooooo….. each one is beautiful and deserves to be loved individually! IMHO :))
    
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Carrie Ann Golden says:

Mar 13, 2019 at 10:46 pm

Love your haikus especially Sledge which reminds me of my childhood days sledding down hills behind my house. 🙂

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1. matthewjrichardson says:
  
  Mar 13, 2019 at 10:50 pm
  
  Thanks so much what a lovely thing to say!
  
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