Haiku play

It's been a while since I placed words together in Haiku fashion. 

Haiku is one of the most important form of traditional Japanese poetry. 

 17-syllable verse form consisting of three metrical units of 5, 7, and 5 syllables.

Japanese haiku are traditionally printed in a single vertical line, while haiku in English often appear in three lines to parallel the three phrases of Japanese haiku.

Previously called hokku, haiku was given its current name by the Japanese writer Masaoka Shiki at the end of the 19th century.

Below are a few pieces I put together with the book in mind.

~1~

Sleeping thoughts guide me

In the darkness I find home

Is it you waiting?

~2~

His shadow haunts him

The darkness follows his light

Me...his salvation

~3~

One heart torn in two

Sorrow is my confusion

A world full of illusion

~4~

What is it they say?

What goes around comes around

Karma, a strange tale

~5~

Red-haired vixen bites

Talons of hatred claw scars

Spite with all her might

~6~

He swore no more lies

A smile his silent disguise

The farse beyond eyes

~7~

Soul as glass, a mask

Treading carefully, don't break

Piece of heart I skate

Love and light

Trace

xoxo