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Darkening

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By BrenPublished 2 years ago 1 min read
Darkening
Photo by Johnson Deng on Unsplash

and so that bright flame

it is dimming, and it fades

existing in shades

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the darkness it looms

shadows of this future cast

ghosts of now, the past

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despondency, gloom

illumination waning

this twilight, gaining

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this obfuscation

day become an endless night

an absence of light

Haiku

About the Creator

Bren

"It's just a token of my extreme!" - Frank Zappa

"Cause it's all in the heat of the moment It's all in the pain!!!" - Devin Townsend

Centre Stage with the wonderful Heather Hubler

I'm writing it out not acting in doubt!

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  • Dharrsheena Raja Segarran2 years ago

    Oooo, I learnt a new word today, obfuscation! Loved your set of Haikus!

  • Brilliant haiku

  • Margaret Brennan2 years ago

    great way to describe the setting of the sun. love it.

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