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Scritch of a small match;
Sulfur bites into the cold,
Frozen fingers thrum.
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Caitlin Charlton
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Comments (16)
Wooohooooo congratulations on your Leaderboard placement! 🎉💖🎊🎉💖🎊
Like how you bring sound, smell, and touch into this.
Hi! Harper’s husband here. Harper says “scritch” sometimes. Great haiku!
You've brought texture and action into a little container. I'm always in awe of your poems, but you've mastered this haiku, lovely Cait!
This really brings that cold winter moment to life and I love how you made me feel the contrast between the tiny flame and the freezing air.
I love sulfur biting into the cold! Clever play with language. Happy new year. Caitlin 🫶🏾
You're bringing that heat into 2026! Pure 🔥! You came through with the come through on this one CC! Ginger snaps all around! Get it gurl! Stunningly creative & beautifully-worded my friend! 💪🏾💕🫶🏾
Frozen fingers thrum is a brilliant finish, Caitlin! Boy do they ever!
Thrum ~~~ Fun. Love this 💛
This was so beautifully written. I loved it!
I love how you described the cold weather in this poem.
Thrum is a new word for me, Caitlin, thank you for that. Great haiku!
Totally agree with Harper. That last line is just brilliant.
It’s hard to pull off a last line zinger in a haiku. This is amazing.
Captured the feeling to be sure in these lines
I can smell it