Night – Page 50 – Iron Haiku

a cavernous void
of fears and uncertainty
filling drop by drop
–
darkening forest
a deep growl
in the distance

light from the full moon
spills through the open window
and pools on the floor
–
waning
molten silver
moonlight

milky shafts of light
shine on the dust motes hanging
in the evening air
–
slow curls of smoke
faintly glowing
embers

the clinking of ice
he signals the bartender
for just one more drink
–
false dawn
an owl returning
to it’s nest

faintly glowing stars
the ancient light a missive
from the distant past
–
a moonless night
our path defined
by starlight

blinded by hatred
enrobed in the ignorance
of what love can be
–
midnight-
groping for
the light

what makes one man think
he can be judge, jury, and
executioner
–
monsters
in the closet
only a mirror

shouting at the void
trying to keep the silence
from smothering me
–
rain falls
on a carpet
of autumn leaves

silently stoic
the weathered lighthouse still stands
off in the distance
–
the setting sun
barely visible
through the fog

bobcats and black bear
mark their territory in
the suburban wild
–
predawn-
awakened again
by coyotes