Babble and Burst | Haiku

A couple of Halloween/Fireworks Night-adjacent haiku…

Babble

Babble of voices

at the door. Enter bad jokes,

exit rustling sweets.

Burst

A bonfire’s fierce heat

and bursting colours against

the quickening dark.

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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.