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Feathered and Faded | Haiku

An old low-ceilinged abandoned slate mine with broken and rusted railway tracks curving around a corner and receding underground into the darkness. There is an impression of decay and abandonment and of industry gone to ruin. There are piles of broken slate on the floor and an upturned mine cart.

We’re above and below ground with a couple of Sunday haiku…

An overgrown lawn filled with dandelions and buttercups.

Feathered

Trembling buttercups

and feathered dandelions –

a lawn left to grow.

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Matthew J. Richardson Poetry 9 Comments Jun 15, 2025Jun 12, 2025 1 Minute

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