Happy haikuing!
Trellis
Clamber and thread through
Weather-worn trellis, creeping
Imperceptibly.
Torture
Through fissured whinstone,
Tortured water froths and screams.
Raucous plunge, soft spread.
***Thanks for reading folks. Photos courtesy of https://picryl.com/media/water-waterfall-spray-3efcaa and 
wikipedia.***
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, Whatever Keeps the Lights On, 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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‘Tortured water’ is beautiful.
Thanks so much. Very kind as always!
“Clamber and thread”… “Raucous plunge, soft spread”
Nicely done Matthew… feels intentional, was it?
As always, I like the juxtaposition of your two pieces, and the feeling that this is the tip of the proverbial iceberg.
Cheers Nadine. I’d like to take the credit for that circular ryhme there but unfortunately it was completely unintentional! If I ever get a publishing deal this comment will obviously be deleted and I’ll be claiming full cognisance of the technique!
Ahahaha excellent 👍👌😆😘
Vivid imagery. Thanks for visiting and liking Juxtaposition.
Very kind of you. Loved your work!
Thanks 🙂
Great haikus!
Thanks so much Rebecca. Very kind as always!
There’s an enigma of beauty in the strange symbolism of poetic words. Anand Bose from Kerala
Lovely, as always
Thanks so much Sarah. Very kind of you!
the second haiku is brutally effecticve; the first is quieter and reminiscent of the wisteria boulevard in the Adelaide Botanic Gardens.
Thanks John. I’ll definitely bank that as a compliment! Wasn’t sure where these two were headed when I started writing to be honest!