Ash Brushed Across Eyes
Smudged sage burns her skin
immolation of the past
moondust, over ash
Soft sighs hide echoes
lips glossed nectar vermilion
lavender spells, calm
Sunrise ritual
hormonal invocation
eyeshadow kissed eyes
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Artwork for the haiku can be found at
https://www.ryankeinathphotography.com/blog
You had me at “smudged sage.” Nicely done!
The sounds and the art complement each other.
Thank you Sylvia it’s been a lovely way to relax and inspire writing. I look forward to reading your work.
Thank you Gaby, often much more time and effort goes into the art. I appreciate you taking the time to check it out. Good to see you back writing and hopefully doing well. I’ll make sure to read over your work soon.
Breathtaking images, lyrical and unique … I especially like the ‘nectar vermilion’ line. What a gift your words offer.
Thank you for the kind comment I’ll keep an eye out for your work. It just so happened to be an off the cuff description of the lip gloss I had laying around. In some way, 90% of what I’m writing this year has a transgender twist, if that’s obvious or not I leave up to the reader, via metaphor.