shedding: a haiku Posted on August 20, 2020August 20, 2020 by areadingwriter choir of crickets humtonight’s final song, a clown sheds its mask, alone. — 08.20.2020©2020 Rosemawrites@A Reading Writer. All Rights Reserved.Photo via Unsplash This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. — For dVerse Poetics — Clowning Around Sharing is caring :)TwitterFacebookMorePrintLike this:Like Loading... Published by areadingwriter I read because I write. | I write because I read. View all posts by areadingwriter
I’ve never thought of a cricket as a clown, but they are comical to look at, and nobody knows what they’re humming about. Maybe they are humming the clown’s final song. LikeLiked by 1 person
I think that what combines all images of a clown, tragic, foolish or scary… is that he’s always lonely. LikeLiked by 2 people
aww…a simple but still profound example of how the night allows many of us to shed our masks. LikeLiked by 1 person
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I’ve never thought of a cricket as a clown, but they are comical to look at, and nobody knows what they’re humming about. Maybe they are humming the clown’s final song.
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oooh. such a lovely perspective. thank you!
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Beautifully written, Rosema
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thank you, Shweta!
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A lovely haiku …
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thank you, Helen!
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Very Well written!!!💕
Don’t forget to Glee and spread Sparkles ✨
-Nani 💖
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thank you, Nani!
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My pleasure 🥰 Have a great day ahead 💕
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you, too!
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I think that what combines all images of a clown, tragic, foolish or scary… is that he’s always lonely.
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i agree to that observation, Bjorn! Thank you!
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You tell a world here. Beautiful.
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thank you, Ms. Jade!
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You’re welcome.
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🙂
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Oh WOWZA!
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thank you, sister. How are you?
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Beautifully written gem!
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thank you, Grace!
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aww…a simple but still profound example of how the night allows many of us to shed our masks.
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you captured the meaning so well, dearie. thank you.
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