ice on his sweater,
nose frozen to his pillow -
another school day.
Written for the Tricycle February 2023 Haiku Challenge using the Winter season word, sweater.
... 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.
ice on his sweater,
nose frozen to his pillow -
another school day.
Written for the Tricycle February 2023 Haiku Challenge using the Winter season word, sweater.
the crackle and sparks
of static and excitement
when peeling sweaters
Written for the Tricycle February 2023 Haiku Challenge using the Winter season word, sweater.
the click clack of the
sweater taking shape in the
fading summer light
Written for the Tricycle February 2023 Haiku Challenge using the Winter season word, sweater.