The Inexorable Snake

The snake slithers on
An old bird sees and shivers
Another door shuts

Another candle
A chin held in empty palm
Gloom on floating bloom

The butterfly flies
From the tightly held old chest
For another rose

For sure none can know
The black emptiness before
As well as after

In between this pearl
Maroon dunes in the blue curl
Pink thrill you unfurl
 
In his hall no dance
The snake has devoured the toad
Generates deep dance 
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16 March 2017
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Salehi Avatar
March 19, 2017 at 10:32 AM
Very nice set of haiku... one rose after another...
Williams Avatar
March 18, 2017 at 10:21 PM
In the midst of fear there is always a bright positive - Ah! if we only could understand that fear and blackness are but an invisible threshold Once crossed are conquered forever - Thanks for your insight -
Gupta Avatar
March 19, 2017 at 5:38 AM
You have very rightly and nicely noted the core, if not the fulcrum ... Thank you so much for the welcome appreciation ...
Andresen Avatar
March 17, 2017 at 5:16 AM
- An impressive set of haikus poems, Probir - hugs // Anne-Lise :)
Gupta Avatar
March 18, 2017 at 7:09 AM
Thank you, Anne ...
Trifiatis Avatar
March 16, 2017 at 6:52 AM
...a very long snake but an impressive one dear, Probir! Beautiful my friend, a 7 for each!
Gupta Avatar
March 16, 2017 at 7:25 AM
Yes, The snakes are terribly long when they strike ... Thank you ...
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