POEM STARTER
Write a series of five Haiku set at the same event, exploring the five senses: sight, smell, sound, touch, taste.
A Haiku is a form of Japanese poetry, consisting of three lines that generally do not rhyme, with a syllabic structure of 5-7-5.
The Wake
We’re all wearing black
And nobody looks happy
We’re all sad you’re gone
Muffled sobs come out
Intermittent from others
The loudest silence
The back of my throat
Is filling with acrid bile
I want to throw up
I feel the wood grain
Digging into my elbows
The pain distracts me
The air here is stale
It lingers inside my nose
The faint smell of death
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