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The Abandoned Maze - 1. Chapter 1
The Abandoned Maze
I'm stuck in a maze,
And the way out is obscured
By darkness and fog.
I cannot see much
Beyond the vague shapes of paths
Aglow from moonlight.
Which way should I go?
I'm turning this way and that,
But no path calls out.
The hedges rustle,
The paths getting narrower.
I need to choose one.
In eerie silence,
I walk alone in darkness,
My mind wandering.
Ghostly voices sound,
Resonating all round,
Filling the twilight.
Mental pictures flash
Fleetingly through my mind, like
Moving pictures out of time.
Have I been here long?
Here in this twilit dreamscape
Time has no meaning.
I almost lost hope,
Until a shining beacon
Appeared before me.
With a single look,
It beckons me to follow.
My heart's in my throat.
I don't know his face,
But his eyes reassure me,
So I follow him.
Down path after path,
I follow this starlit man,
In easy silence.
When we reach the end,
He turns to me with a smile,
His kind eyes shining.
He leans close and says,
"I'll see you again someday."
Also, I am aware that one of them isn't a true haiku as it is 5-7-7, rather than 5-7-5.
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