This Tanka prose is inspired from the year-long challenge of 24 seasons that ends this week.
Clamoring for Comfort
Oh! How painful is it to accept changes, to search for a new path when you feel lost and wander in an unknown wilderness? If little changes bring heartache, how do you accept mammoth changes that erase your existence; wipe away all hope? Shadows hover around you, clawing at the bleeding entrails. How do you steer a sinking boat out of turbulent seas of grief?
A seared soul clamors
to break free and cross over
autumn dusk beckons,
wall of fog inches forward
a turmoil within me whirls.
© Balroop Singh
Kigo phrases: autumn dusk, wall of fog.
Thanks to Colleen for the inspiration to write syllabic poetry.
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Emotional Shadows 
A most poignant conundrum.
Thank you Annette.
A beautiful haibun Balroop
Thank you Sadje.
You’re welcome 😉
Beautifully crafted, my friend. You express such deep grief with your poems. Congrats on completing the 24 Seasons of poetry.
Thank you so much Diana.
Profound and deep Haibun.
Thank you Kamal.
Always welcome Balroop 🤗
Incredibly expressive, Balroop!
Thank you Jan.
Balroop, I can feel your anguish. May soothing come soon for you.
Thank you Lisa. 🤗
So beautiful, Balroop. The last line is powerfully poignant. 💙
Thank you so much Gwen.
Very deep and emotional, Balroop. Hugs.
Thank you Robbie. 🤗
My pleasure
Grief beautifully expressed, Balroop. Your new book looks enticing! I’m very excited for its release.
Thank you Lisa.
Balroop, thanks for writing poetry with me through the 24 Seasons of Japan. I love the way you express your emotions through your poetry. I get a sense of your grief, and your writing opens our souls to your loss. I’m sending you love. ❤️
It was a great learning experience, Colleen. Thank you for the inspiration and I look forward to more. 🤗
Thanks, Balroop. 💖
The wall of fog and the turmoil within work great together, Balroop.❤️