In which something is lost. (a series of haiku)


They sob in silence

The body lays in respite

All warmth gone away


Death is natural

But dying cruel and painful

Slowly even worse


Bright and beautiful

A mind full of hope and love

Was eaten away


Friends and family

Husband belovéd for years

Memories all fade


She could not see them

The black fog of her disease

Consumed her being


The last breath of life

Was comfort, not suffering

Tortured soul at rest


The pyre burns hot

But Zuko's tears feel ice cold

"My love – wait for me."