Gnarled and Greened | Haiku

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Hi folks,

haiku in the half-light today…

A gnarled hazel tree underneath a bright sun

Gnarled

Gnarled hazel twisting

In a tortured search for light,

Piercing the canopy.

A green pond with lilies on top

Greened

Greened, greasy surface,

Untroubled save for lilies.

Shadows move beneath.

Thanks for reading, folks. Recent short stories include ‘Drip, Drip, Drip‘ and ‘Listen‘.

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, Down in the Dirt, and Shooter magazine. He has a Professional Doctorate in Education. Matthew blogs at www.matthewjrichardson.com.

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Published by Matthew J. Richardson

Words in Gold Dust magazine, Literally Stories, Close to the Bone, McStorytellers, Fiction Junkies, Soft Cartel, Whatever Keeps the Lights On, Flashback Fiction, CafeLit, Best Microfiction 2021, Writer’s Egg, Idle Ink, and Shooter.

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6 thoughts on “Gnarled and Greened | Haiku”

  2. Both of those are really lovely, Matthew. The first one is going up, like the way my big tree in my garden does, and the second one, looks like my little lilies in the pond – they are rather greasy too!

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