Sunday 4 October 2009

Descent

DESCENT

-noun
1 an act or the action of descending.
2 a downward slope.
3 a person’s origin or nationality.
4 (Followed by “on”) a sudden violent attack on






















Descent to a tomb
Snaking, snug, inside the hill.
Damp earth aroma.

25 comments:

Dina said...

Your "font" also says a lot.

Andree said...

Great haiku! And great for Halloween, too. It captures my imagination.

zoya gautam said...

.. today rests in a tomb ..

must have been alive ..

yesterday ..

Gemma Wiseman said...

Very atmospheric, dark and moody, almost intimidating! Great haiku!

anthonynorth said...

You've captured the journey here.

SandyCarlson said...

It's humbling yet reassuring to know we return to earth. And earth claims us.

Sherri B. said...

I felt like I was on those steps...beautiful, visual words and striking photo!

Loch Rob said...

I have always loved the aroma of fresh turned earth. A place we will all return one day.

Anonymous said...

Visual and words capture the essence of descent pretty neat here! Good work.

Anonymous said...

deadly descent Nathalie!! gave me sort of the chills!

sgreerpitt said...

very vivid -- sight and smell!

Maggie said...

I gor the shivers reading this piece.

Maggie said...

I meant to say, I got the shivers...my hands were shaking so from the piece that I made a typo. :)

indicaspecies said...

While I was already in Luxor with my post, this reminded me of the pyramids of Egypt, below which are the tombs of the great Pharaohs!

qualcosa di bello said...

...& to dust man thus returns. where is the tomb of which you speak?

Tammie Lee said...

so calmly put
reads like a past life memory

bethany said...

How fun with Halloween right around the corner!!

Tumblewords: said...

Chilling! Nice work...

Patois42 said...

Tumblewords' "Chilling!" is my exact reaction. Most definitely. Brilliant.

Beth P. said...

Hi Nathalie--
I didn't find this chilling at all, but rather intriguing, drawing me further into the descent, especially the aroma of earth. There's nothing that 'descends' me more quickly or surely than the smell of earth.

This is lovely! Thank you--

Pearl said...

fresh air is always a treat after such dampness, even if the light hurts at first.

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Hello. And Bye.

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