shroud: haiku heights prompt

Posted on October 12, 2012 by Susan L Daniels

shroud me in silence
the unspoken things you are
wrapping me always

***

i have bathed my dead
with tears, swaddled them gently
for their new mother

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About Susan L Daniels

I am a firm believer that politics are personal, that faith is expressed through action, and that life is something that must be loved and lived authentically--or why bother with any of it?
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29 Responses to shroud: haiku heights prompt

  1. Green Speck's avatar Green Speck says:
    October 12, 2012 at 3:05 pm

    Wow … you surprise me always … what can I say now?

  2. franzad's avatar franzad says:
    October 12, 2012 at 4:09 pm

    the second one gave me the chills…love it!

  3. unfetteredbs's avatar unfetteredbs says:
    October 13, 2012 at 6:18 am

    Susan… wow is all I can say. your haiku this morning has taken my breath away

  4. Anthony North's avatar Anthony North says:
    October 13, 2012 at 10:40 am

    Beautifully done, both.

  5. Crystal's avatar Crystal says:
    October 13, 2012 at 12:15 pm

    Very intriguing.. still trying to fully wrap my mind around the meaning of such beautiful lines as they are quite deep.. It’s easy to see the meaning on the surface of course but they imply so much more. Very nice!!

  6. Chèvrefeuille's avatar basho2012 says:
    October 13, 2012 at 1:20 pm

    Gorgeous and very touching. The second made me shiver.

    Chevrefeuille a.k.a Basho2012

  7. Barbara's avatar Barbara says:
    October 13, 2012 at 4:28 pm

    Extraordinary! The second one will linger in my thoughts for awhile!! Best kind of poetry!

  8. Björn Rudberg (brudberg)'s avatar brudberg says:
    October 13, 2012 at 4:42 pm

    Love this set Susan

  9. Ron.'s avatar Ron. says:
    October 13, 2012 at 8:43 pm

    The first, I think, is stronger than the 2nd; but both very effective indeed.

  10. CURIOUStotheMAX's avatar MentalMakeovers says:
    October 13, 2012 at 10:13 pm

    Swaddling – such a lovely way to express the contrast with shroud. Lovely, not to mention excellent

  11. bruceruston's avatar Bruce Ruston says:
    October 14, 2012 at 12:24 am

    Very nice, you got it in early?

  12. readinpleasure's avatar readinpleasure says:
    October 15, 2012 at 10:58 am

    I am stunned into silence. 🙂

  13. Madhavi S Rao (@madhavisrao)'s avatar Madhavi S Rao (@madhavisrao) says:
    October 16, 2012 at 5:50 am

    Thats GREAT Susan Daniel… I’m here for the first time…and your writing is impressive…

  14. magicalmysticalteacher's avatar magicalmysticalteacher says:
    October 19, 2012 at 9:18 pm

    Swaddling and shrouding are so closely related, aren’t they?

    Enshrouding

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