when the shadow leaves
I feel light, but cast adrift –
my roots are severed
constant company
you are, shadow companion
remain at my feet
Here’s my entry into this week’s Haiku Challenge from our lovely Francophile, TJ, where this week’s prompt is ‘shadow’. He invite us to be inspired by either the word, or the image he has provided, or both!
Why not join in, or just read if you’re feeling shy?
I rise, an unwanted memory
fouling your self-serving thoughts
I interrupt your daily flow
pricking your smug conscience
I stop you in your tracks
like the briar rose snarling
the poorly used path
My thorny words remind you –
the mistake was yours to make
It’s Quadrille time over on dVerse – a poem of 44 words, no more no less. Such a fun idea! Bjorn, our charming host, as invited us to write thinking about ‘rose’, whether it’s a noun, verb or both. I went for both (at least I used the present tense of ‘rose’, which I think counts 😉
Why not head on over to dVerse and immerse yourself in what the poets have offered up this week? You can always take part yourself too!
I protect myself with iron
with chain-link, I defend myself
you may not breach the battlements
I do not consent
it’s safer that way
– for me –
I will not take the risk
I will not let you in
hemmed in isolation protects me
from the rest of you
I am still at my own mercy
the most destructive force of all
Here’s my entry into the WordPress Daily Prompt, where today’s word is ‘fence’. Please do check in to read other entries!
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