Dipping toes in the river,
I’ll never drown, never swim, never live,
While you call me from far shore.
Dipping toes in the river,
I’ll never drown, never swim, never live,
While you call me from far shore.
Your arms curl around me
I snuggle content, hoping to die before
waking to find you gone.
A Haiku is a Japanese form of poetry with 5, 7, 5 syllable combination. Usually, all lines are independent with a least one reference to nature/seasons.
Fear
overwhelming senses
lets no starlight
through; darkness complete without
you.
Author’s note: A Lantern is a Japanese poetry form with 1,2,3,4,1 syllables forming the shape of a lantern.