Block

Tears run down her face.

Her brain won’t work anymore.

CRACK! The pencil stops.

Block is a Haiku inspired by the blank I was mentally experiencing and the lack of creativity that followed.

I find this strict form a really beautiful and simple away to express our feelings. Block was my second attempt to write a Haiku and I was able to follow the rules: the number of syllables, seventeen in total, five in the first line and third line and seven in the second one. I also managed to deliver the visual imagery, which was what I was most looking forward to do in this form.

This piece of work was submitted on October 23rd 2020 by Lara Soares for the module 'Poetry for Digital Times' as part of my degree English and Creative Writing BA.

Image: Drawing by Raquette 0

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