spook secretary
the story, the spilt coffee
the gunman's moment
From words on page 191 of Slow Horses by Mick Herron (John Murray Press, 2002).
... and occasional Tanka... and Haibun. Started after a competition on the unbound.co.uk blog (see #1 and #2). Mostly actually senryu, I think. This year attempting to publish a Haiku every day - 365 Haiku a Day. For good or for ill, I always aim to stick rigidly to a 5-7-5 structure - forgive me if I have counted the syllables wrong, often they are how I have said, or thought, them in my head rather than their official number.
spook secretary
the story, the spilt coffee
the gunman's moment
From words on page 191 of Slow Horses by Mick Herron (John Murray Press, 2002).