Silent murmurs play,
Navigate, meandering sea,
Eyes speaking sorrow.
Loneliness hugs tight,
Memories interwoven,
Silken fingers wave.
Dawn and dusk, puzzled,
Valley crumbles, an earthquake?
Heart beating, aloof.
This Haiku is shared with Haiku Heights and the Prompt is Loneliness.
I like the silent murmurs ~
ReplyDeleteThanks Grace :-)
DeleteVery atmospheric I feel - I like the third verse best.
ReplyDeleteThank You Matthew :-)
Deleteyou have really captured an eerie quality of loneliness greenie.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much :-)
DeleteThe second one..straight to heart.
ReplyDeleteThank You Diwakar :-)
DeleteI like all of this set very much. One of my favourite lines is "heart beating, aloof"
ReplyDeleteThanks Ellecee :-)
Deleteloneliness hugs tight...sigh
ReplyDeleteSad but true !!!
DeleteLove the ghostly feel here and the symbolism of losing conscious sight of morning and night.
ReplyDeleteThanks Archna :-)
DeleteAmazing!! You had me at 'silent murmurs play' and didn't let go until 'heat beating aloof.' Well done!
ReplyDeletei can feel what it says :)
ReplyDeleteThat's my pleasure :-)
DeleteYou capture the feeling perfectly.
ReplyDelete'Loneliness hugs tight' - that is so true. I have felt it.
ReplyDeleteWe all have felt it sometimes :-)
DeleteThis is perfect description of loneliness....Beautiful poem.....
ReplyDeleteThank You Valli :-)
DeleteLoneliness hugs tight...
ReplyDeleteBeautiful!!!
Thanks so much buddy :-)
DeleteBeautiful....i liked the second stanza.....so good....
ReplyDeleteThank You Sreeja :-)
DeleteThe loneliness in this poem is palpable! Nice write!
ReplyDelete"dawn and dusk, puzzles,
ReplyDeletevalley crumbles,an earthquake?"
those were lovely lines..my vision was a lonely warrior walking down to earth's end after defeat...and u painted it vibrant
Challenge nicely met!
ReplyDeleteThanks Stephen :-)
Deletefor sure you have penned it so nicely..
ReplyDeleteTo whom do those silken fingers belong, I wonder...
ReplyDeleteA Long Loneliness
I wonder too ;-)
DeleteLovely words...I liked "Silent murmurs play" & "Loneliness hugs tight"
ReplyDeleteThanks Tarang :-)
Deleteamazingly captured and sooo well defined nothing more better than a writer evoking thoughts and urging with words to think!!!
ReplyDeletewell done!
Thanks Maharukh :-)
DeleteBeautifully done
ReplyDeleteI like "silence murmurs" -- loneliness does not make a loud cry!! Thank you for visiting.
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Thanks Becca :-)
DeleteThis made me cry for... joy? ... despair? ... I really don't know ... or maybe I do know, because you looked right into my heart ... Love, cat.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much Cat :-)
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