Morning folks,
It’s been wild, wet, and windy here in Scotland, where Autumn has made itself known this week. Hopefully these are a couple of haiku to speak to this…
Creep
Breached riverbanks. Creep
Of foam-swirled menace towards
Sandbag-stacked doorframes.
Curl
Weather turning. An
Edged wind, the first curling of
Leaves once lush, once lithe.
*Thanks for reading, folks. Images courtesy of Ian S and Pixabay. My recent short stories include ‘Little Daily Miracles‘ and ‘Those Abroad‘.
Matthew Richardson is a writer of short stories. His work has featured in Gold Dust magazine, Literally Stories, Close to the Bone, McStorytellers, Penny Shorts, Soft Cartel, Whatever Keeps the Lights On, Flashback Fiction, Cafelit, Best MicroFiction 2021, Writer’s Egg, Idle Ink, The Wild Word, and Shooter magazine. He is a doctoral student at the University of Dundee, a lucky husband, and a proud father. He blogs at www.matthewjrichardson.com and tweets at https://twitter.com/mjrichardso0.
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love both of these, Matthew, for the different perspectives they precisely present —
Thanks John!
Two excellent ones, Matthew!
Thanks Chris. Heating has had to go on over here in the last week!
Superb, as always, Matthew. Stay safe from the raging elements!
Thanks Annie. Things have calmed down for the time being. Grim and overcast for now!
The alliteration in the last line of the second poem works well. It’s one of your trademarks. 🤗
Thanks David, much appreciated!