Dragon, breathing fire
in every wind-driven blast
burning up my soul.
You, who hell unleashed
in fiery embers flaming,
torching all I love.
Heat, sucking out life
from creatures great and small as
they struggle for air.
Rain, come we beg you
and ease our sorrow, changing
tears into rain drops.
© Copyright 2020—Present, Jenise Cook, All Rights Reserved Worldwide.
First Published: 11 January 2020, House of Haiku (on Medium.com, RIP)
Image Credit: Prettysleepy2 on Pixabay.com
The Story Behind this Haiku
This verse expresses my heartbreak over Australia’s devastating wildfires.
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