Haiku is a time-honored form of Japanese poetry,
                relying on short, descriptive passages to tell of nature
                and the season. I've adapted the form a little, staying true
                to brevity, but adding a dark flavor that speaks
                of things that scream in the night, welcome to
                GOTHIC HAIKU.

                For more traditional haiku,
                head to the DRAGONFLY page.



                inky black mirage
                stares out of the night
                speaking to the dead



                oh winged gargoyle
                take us to the moon and back
                dark fantasy flight



                bloodless moon shines
                through lid less eyes at the night
                tears staining our hearts



                blood dripping red wet
                life seeps into nothingness
                drink deeply my dear



                slashed wrists bleeding
                mourning the loss of love
                die feeding his need



                no romance in death
                only darkness eternal
                corpse kiss lacks love



                rose red petals
                fed on thorn pricked blood
                dark night blooms



                lost souls
                staccato zombie steps
                toward eternity



                dark lord
                embrace my love
                as I the night


                through the graveyard
                on silent footfalls
                searching for the past



                mist dragon
                breaths upon the night
                hiding my dreams



                emerging from the flames
                dark angel
                consuming all



                night whispers
                sift into nightmares
                unheard



                before morning's light
                blood hunt intensifies
                the hunger growing



                night consumes all
                lifeless husks left to decay
                as the raven watches



                among the shadows
                black cat crouched in wait
                carrion rats beware



                into the night
                werewolf howls his lament
                moon does not reply



                hot breath and white fangs
                blood drips upon her corpse
                werewolf finely fed



                who knows of the night
                save the moon and the dead
                and they won't tell



                we await death
                afraid of the darkness
                nowhere else to go



                fleeting image
                mirror without reflection
                faceless death



                long nights are for tears
                when you breath eternal
                lovers turning to dust


                darkness swirling round
                cold seeps inside
                nightshade



                shambling forth
                from biohazard ooze
                glowing ghouls



                beneath dogwood branches
                he howls at the full moon
                humanity lost



                heart lost
                to a lady in white
                now fall upon my sword



                heart lost
                in her eyes
                found broken



                stone cold kiss
                upon bloodless lips
                love's fire dies



                under the gargoyle's gaze
                night devours day
                lust consuming all



                dark roses
                stained by tears of blood
                thorns piercing my heart



                dream weaver
                creating nightmares
                from your memories



                across the moors
                astride a stallion black
                seeking a raven's kiss



                ronin warrior
                sword's killing edge gleaming
                sips ceremonial tea



                storm warning
                lightning striking tombstones
                charging undead smiles





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