Click, tap, flip, rustle Brains whirring into high gear ~~~ Sneeze, scribble, sniff, shuffle Equal parts determination and fear ~~~ Creak, cough, squeak, bustle Testing sounds are all you hear Author's Note: Written 2/8/22 and inspired by the sounds during an exam. Each and every sound occurred multiple times during that exam I invigilated, and …
Tears drip from the clouds Pattering on windshield glass Headlights beam through rain ~~~~~ Driving under roof Sudden silence, stillness spreads Wipers stop to rest Author's Note: This pair of haikus was written one rainy morning, inspired by the change in sound when driving out of the rain into the parking garage. (29/7/22)
Standing tall and thin Casting light down either side Of the silent street ~~~ Author's Note: Written while driving to work on a rainy and gloomy day. (29/7/22)
A river of tar and asphalt Its dominance over nature only grows Dictating its domain with iron flanks Subduing greenery to line its banks ~~~ A river of tar and asphalt Paving a path for endless tire treads Flooding the ground with stony black Yet life pushes on through every crack Author's Note: Written while …
Mountainous billows of white cross the sky Lit by the soft beams of pale honey light Silver flags, raised upon cotton walls, fly Gleaming and gilded, a joy to one's sight
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