Poem, Haibun

Weathering The Dark

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Written for Sadje’s “What Do You See” #317
Here’s where the photo prompt took me.

© Sean Pierce

There are seasons when the wind seems to come from every direction at once. When you bend so far you’re certain something essential will break …. a limb, a promise, the thread of who you thought you were. The darkness stretches longer than it should, and you stand alone, stripped of the leaves that once made you recognizable. But still you stand. Still you grip the earth beneath you, roots deeper than the wounds show. The stars have been watching all along. They know something about burning in the void, about giving light from impossible distances.

twisted by the gale
the old tree still reaches up
toward patient stars


NAR©2025

This is “Fear Of The Dark” by Iron Maiden

What do you see # 317- 1st December 2025

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