It’s sunny in Scotland at the moment. Two haiku to match…
Sun
Asphalt shimmering
underneath an apex sun.
Air and concrete merge.
Still
Not a leaf stirring.
Not a thrush, nor a starling.
Still, in midday’s heat.
Thanks for reading, folks. Recent short stories include ‘Drip, Drip, Drip‘ and ‘The Worst Part‘.
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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How delightful, Matthew – your wonderful almost-summer must be here! Enjoy… and maybe you can even feel the asphalt glistening.
Haha almost-summer is right Chris. We’ve got a lot to learn from your adopted homeland!
two effective haiku, Matthew, ‘celebrating’ heat —
Thanks John. I daresay what we call ‘heat’ in Scotland wouldn’t cut the mustard where you are!
so true ; we have 4 or 5 days in a row 40 degrees or higher —