Mid-month Challenge Haiku. January

The still life 365 January mid-month challenge was to take any of the 42 words featured in the community poem (and below) and write a haiku with whichever words move you. If you submitted more than one, I took the first one submitted.

the words: cruel raw yearn anger forever jaded distant unimaginable borrowed changed why empty pointless relentless tender lonely random almost rage vulnerable love abundant missed miraculous broken dust sad opened love searches connected hole fire daughter precious cherished lost absent love fury beautiful unbearable

Here are the haiku submitted for this challenge:

one.

My precious baby
You turned cold. I turned raw, numb.
Relentless fury.

by Elizabeth Davis of Safe in this House

two.

When I visit her
I am less lonely seeing
A path in the snow

by Heather Egger

three.

The tears are pouring
I ache to hold you again
Unbearable love

by Krissy of Thinking-of-blue

four.

Worlds within one word
I yearn, you rage, she burns. Still.
One word too many.

 by Jess of AfterIris

five.

anger burns within
still searching for reasons why
grief is relentless.

by Sally of Tuesday's Hope

six.

miraculously
raw. unbearably opened.
rage-love, forever.

by Kara, aka Mother Henna of all things Mother Henna.

seven.

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vulnerable rage
palatable brokenness
beautiful anguish

by Michele Haytko of My Life After Loss

eight.

His Is, We Are
relentlessly loved
cherished, precious, almost ours
now lost, forever

by Chris of Elm City Dad

nine.

Cherished, lovely son
Silently enters the world
I'm sad sad sad sad

by AnnaMarie of Garden of Butterflies

ten.

cherished lonely love
unbearable beautiful
forever missed son

by Ines of Fionn

eleven.

unbearable death,
relentless in its always.
broken i am dust.

by angie of  still life with circles

Thank you to everyone who submitted a haiku. Hope this mid-month challenge was inspiring. Community poem submission rules will be up later today. Thanks for your patience.