Five Haiku for Grief
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
This chained haiku, though written a little late (due to a wicked case of writer’s block the last couple of weeks) was written for Read Write Word Prompt #7. Enjoy.
-Nicole
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signatures of death:
mirrors turn their reflective
faces to the walls
roses become allies
crimson, lie as sentinels
upon your still chest
blood under your skin
withdrawn into silence – I
speak in tongues of grief
while you wear mists of
the eternal, ancient lake,
I am wearing black
memories yield to
alchemy – reassemble,
and they become you
Written 1/13/09
© 2009 Nicole Nicholson. All Rights Reserved.
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Very evocative ~ glad you got through your block!
Yeah, I like the way you mention alchemy here.
This kicks A** (butt)… it really grabbed me! Well written.
“roses become allies” = love it.
somber, serious; glad you found your way back to words