The frozen water’s perfect skin is flawed. An arm’s length from the jetty a jagged scar has knitted up the wound I made when I pushed you in. © Helen Whittaker http://theduckside.com
Posts under ‘Haiku’
Christmas haiku
Mary is holding the newborn baby Jesus by a plastic foot. © Helen Whittaker http://theduckside.com
The seasons in haiku
Spring Rolled out on the lawn after the rain: a carpet of cherry blossom. Summer Red fishing net dips into a rock pool, rippling blue sky’s reflection. Autumn Heavy rain whips the surface of the pond. On the bottom, koi carp doze. Winter Beneath the streetlamp hands in pockets, stamping feet, swirling ghosts of breath. [...]
