Genesis
Creation and destruction go hand in hand.
Again, Venus rises.
The ocean is calm at last.
The flood has ended.
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Earth can breathe again.
Mass carnage, all for nothing.
For sin, it still lives.
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Discovering fire,
Be not afraid of it's heat:
Eternal damnation.
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Baby is crying
As the wind kisses their lips.
A life, born again.
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Ashley Lima
I think about writing more than I write, but call myself a writer as opposed to a thinker.
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What a beautiful and vibrant way to show these transitions in haiku form. I totally lost sight of the haiku and just enjoyed being awash in the moment. BEAUTIFUL poem!
I agree with Naomi. This should have placed. It's spectacular in it simplicity.
Woah, this is underrated indeed! What a brilliant interpretation of ancient scripture. Though you followed the haiku structure, this felt like free verse in how unbound it was. I love the way you worked the elements in. I’m shocked this didn’t place in the challenge.
This was so deep! Brilliant use of imageries! I loved this so much!