Melancholy clouds
flock, fringing on lunacy—
her dark mood hovers
A somber veil
shrouds her senses
the taste of numbness
on her tongue
Shadow has her
in its clutches
her silent tears
unwrung
Sorrow tips the scale
(Written for contest: haiku with follow-on 9 verse poem to tie together)
Filed under: Hodgepodge of Poetry, Magic of Haiku Tagged: emotions, Haiku, pain, poetry, Rhyme, sadness
