Nights of Terror #Shadorma

Oh terror 
waning moon’s release 
steel darkness 
consuming 
old thoughts collect, mold, and chase 
reality sways 

powerful 
it’s grip overtakes 
air thickens 
heart echoes 
not granting the slumber craved 
daybreak a’last! melts 

darkness melts 
along the body 
worn as skin 
mind may ease, but never leaves 
for life’s unjust ways

I have used the shadorma form with a syllable count of 3/5/3/3/7/5 for each stanza. This was written in response to Tanka Tuesday’s prompt for Synonyms Only. This month Gwen Plano chose the words, dawn and twilight. Therefore, I used the words waning and daybreak in my poem.

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Thank you for reading. Have a great day and may your dreams be pleasant.

With a grateful heart,

Heather

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