4 haiku by Tim Murphy

timing the burn

of orange tree wood

first day of Christmas

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Christmas party

grabbing some fresh air

on the rooftop terrace

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first frost

everyone moving

robotically

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Christmas Eve

the warm company

of candles

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Tim Murphy is an Irish writer living in Spain. His two poetry collections are Mouth of Shadows (SurVision Books, 2022) and Upward Spiral (Red Moon Press, 2025). His poetry has also appeared in journals such as Abridged, Eratio, Frogpond, Modern Haiku, Presence and The Honest Ulsterman.