Fear and Reverence
a series of seven haikus
[Two in One]
Earth is a strange thing.
Here is a place of beauty
And a killing floor.
[The Arrangement]
Every unfurling
Bloom is a clue, a soft note
In the symphony.
[I'm Projecting]
Occasionally,
I wonder why I chose here
to construct a soul.
[Confession]
I am scared nature
Is always lying to me,
Charming my senses.
[A Meadow]
Under so much green,
One forgets the whole slaughter
Wildness is in hue.
[A Mountain]
Upon nature's guise
We roam like fools, upwards, but
The air is thin here.
[An Ocean]
I don't mind the wreck,
Amongst the salt and shadow,
The world glimmers, filled.
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Katie Alafdal
queer poet and visual artist. @leromanovs on insta
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I love this... such a gorgeously tragic string of haiku. Earth really is a strange place, and I hate how our enthrallment with its beauty lets us ignore the terrible things we are subjecting it to. Thank you for writing and sharing these beautiful words!!!