Robert Kingston

Time Warp

The bang came after the hammer, followed by tiny taps and the scrape of of raw metal over pointed steel. Again! This time though the clang of a dead spot, and somewhere an unintended split lets loose a ray of light.

blow torch
over a flambé 
the two of us
still celebrating 
after forty years

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About the Author

Based in Essex in the United Kingdom, Robert Kingston is a member of the British Haiku Society and the London Haiku Group, and he is the current chair of the Essex Haiku Group. He writes and has published Japanese short-form poetry in journals around the globe. His honors include the British Haiku Society Award for Haiku in 2016.

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