Tag: haiku

Words

once he’d said the words
there was no way to catch them
or hide them away

Deep

long and deep crimson
beaded coagulation
my scratched emotion

Shift

the shift took its toll
she was present but absent
some spark left behind

Beam

A beam of starlight
on my hidden retina
traces news from home

Biro

black biro held tight
she underlines the never
over and over

Brittle

we step around it
brittle edged, and neither knows
how deep the rift goes

Mean

Words don’t mean the same:
filtered, twisted, pluralised,
branded, slanged and lost.

Influence

a subtle leader
edges softened, cracks repaired
gentle influence

Top

climbing to the top
a brutal callous business
that requires few qualms

Past

we follow a path
past the smoking chimney stacks
to ancient beechwoods

Omen

My journey home was
full of omens: cats, crows, clouds.
No reply from her.

Palm

my palm presses skin
your tummy’s flat toned secret
a bundle of cells

Tell

you tell me secrets
combinations of soft words
that flutter inside

Hold

midnight’s snails leave lines
silver trails that hold moonlight
briefly as we pass

Points

the wind-blown blackthorn
points like a crooked finger
the storms prevailing

May

at the end of May
tender hawthorn blossom falls
into summertime

Plans

while we sort out plans
the winds play chords of lament
as another fades

Vestige

tired looking petals
their translucent elegance
now but a vestige

Monster

We make our monster
from chaos, boxes and glue.
When you go, he stays.

Kiss

bruised vodka kisses
your cheeks with cold aggression
and desperation

Imagine

try to imagine
this concrete-cast parking lot
as primal woodland