The first step is hard.
My backpack gives and then takes.
Forward? Yes, I say...
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Some urge to map it.
Sun on horizon; cold grows.
Backward? Not a chance.
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Darkness around me.
Sound and motion build all fears.
What dark shape is that?
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Kendall Defoe
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Comments (10)
The first step is always the hardest but we must keep going!
Sorry I missed this first time round , excellent words
I like how the opening and lines sets seal the mood for both readings, and the difference your attitude makes, especially when frightened!
Your poem reads well both ways!
Is this for the Inverse challenge? Because it reads so well both ways! Loved your set of Haikus!
This is exactly what I like to do, get lost in nature - showed perfectly.
There are many ways to read into this...and it made me do some thinking....thank you, Kendall!
So much said with so few words! “ Darkness around me. Sound and motion build all fears. What dark shape is that?”
Almost a hint of "The Blair Witch Project" in here. With the Asian influence of the haiku/senryu format, we could blend it with "The Forest" U& really have something spooky & surreal going here.
Good one! The haiku is a form that I have wrestled with, but never properly subdued. I envy those who have.