Light and Lilac | Haiku

Evenings are stretching long here in Scotland; a couple of haiku to suit…

Light

Those summer evenings

of adolescence. Time and

light, stretched like taffy.

Lilac

Gathering night creeps

up the eastern sky – bars of

mauve, lilac, and plum.

Enjoyed this? Sign up to my blog below. Written in response to Pensivity101’s Three Things Challenge. Recent short stories include ‘His the Night‘ and ‘Twelve Cans Beans‘.

Matthew J. Richardson’s fiction has appeared in publications including Golddust Magazine, Flashback Fiction, Close to the Bone, Shooter, and Idle Ink. His work often explores psychological tension, place, and the quiet edges of human behaviour. He lives in Scotland and holds a Professional Doctorate in Education.