Star and Sky | Haiku

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A couple of nighttime haiku for the festive season…

Image of a Scottish village reflected in a dark loch at nighttime

Star

Shimmering village,

waterborne under star shards.

Wind-tugged reflection.

Image of a lonely, desolate Scottish hilltop at night, with a starry sky above.

Sky

Those wild, lonely places –

nightcloaked, high above the din.

Looking to dark skies.

Thanks for reading folks. Recent short stories include ‘The Kinmount Straight‘ and ‘The Clacks‘.

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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Stories in Golddust Magazine, Literally Stories, Idle Ink, Writer's Egg, CafeLit, McStorytellers, Whatever Keeps the Lights On, Flashback Fiction, Down in the Dirt, Close to the Bone, Shooter, Soft Cartel, Fiction Junkies, and Heavenly Flower Publishing

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17 thoughts on “Star and Sky | Haiku”

  7. These haiku hold a beautiful stillness.
    “waterborne under star shards” especially stayed with me — it feels both fragile and vast at the same time.
    Thank you for sharing this quiet moment.

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