Lighting a Candle
For "The Haiku of Now" challenge.
The strike of the match,
the crisp sizzle birthing flame,
the rush of smoke scent.
About the Creator
Madison "Maddy" Newton
I'm a Stony Brook University graduate and production services manager for the NYS Assembly. Writing is one of my passions, and Vocal has been a great creative outlet for me.
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Turquoise Clouds in a Green Sky
“I always remember the first time I saw the green sky and the turquoise clouds skating across it.” These words had stayed with Alice Barrett for two years. She’d been six- years-old and snuggled next to her great-grandmother, known to nearly all the family as Granny Rose, on a large, rather uncomfortable armchair. Granny Rose had been telling her a story, at least that’s what Alice believed, but it was a strange memory, blurry apart from those few words.
By Matthew Batham2 days ago in Fiction
Comments (6)
Wooohooooo congratulations on your win! 🎉💖🎊🎉💖🎊
Elegant and precise. Congratulations!!
Beautiful piece, Maddy! Congratulations!! ✨🩷
Congratulations!
I thought I left a comment here when I read it first. Congratulations on your placement, Maddy!
nice