haikus, senryūs, and tankas

Dec 2024

matt r

pockets

a sharp-dressed woman
spilt the stars across the sky
(her dress had pockets)

Dec 2024

matt r

pixels

pixels might flicker
to recreate a wavelength ~
but we felt the warmth

Oct 2024

matt r

worms

birds feast on daybreak
worms; threads of song borne from dirt
salvaged as dusk wind

Oct 2024

matt r

limbs

seconds drag; their limbs
line the hallways while we sleep:
yesterday's awake

Oct 2024

matt r

neurons

feel the air thicken;
neurons twist around your throat,
sleep, and save your breath

inspired by scrib :-)