Winter strikes proudly
Numb limbs and appendages
Last match in matchbox
About the Creator
Rowan Finley
Father. Academic Advisor. Musician. Writer. My real name is Jesse Balogh.
Keep reading
More stories from Rowan Finley and writers in Poets and other communities.
Trickle Them Down, But Not Out
The thing about smart people is that they should know better, but alas, intelligence is not the same as wisdom. Not only do the mistakes of experts too short on vision—when they are not corrected—have the potential to do great and far-reaching damage, but they also undermine public confidence in the very notion of expertise. This is particularly so when expertise is wielded in defence of the rich and powerful as a cudgel against those laid low. As an academic, this lack of faith in “so-called experts” is painful to see as it plays out in the spread of dis-/misinformation, conspiracy theories, and anti-intellectualism writ large. But it is also an understandable impulse given the catastrophic failure of an economic ideology pushed by certain economic experts. Supply-side economics has shaped a broken system for the last half-century and has arguably done more to undermine the fabric of the American Dream than any policy framework of the past century.
By Cory Wright-Maley6 days ago in Humans
Comments (4)
Short and sharp! Even when the match goes out, the warmth remembers you. Winter never fully wins. ✨
If the Little Match Girl would write a haiku, I imagine it would be this one. Excellent, Rowan!
Your haiku reminds me of “To Build a Fire.” Here you cleverly condense that masterpiece into three lines showing how nature strikes with indifference. Well done 
Nicely done! Always good to know there is one left.