Hi everyone,
If there is a Twin Peaks character who sums up 2020 so far, it has to be the reclusive Harold Smith, played so wonderfully by Lenny von Dohlen.
I haven’t written any Twin Peaks poetry in a while, but I kept seeing his image pop up on social media and I was compelled to write something. What better way for me to do that than a few haikus. Hope you enjoy them.
Solitaire
In Massachusetts
Far away from prying eyes
A boy was reading
Sucking from pages
All the nectar denied him
We take for granted
Trauma so ancient
Pressed before conscience was born
Locked away inside
Locked away inside
No breath of wind on his face
No sunlight’s warm ray
A sickly flower
Spindle stem reaching too far
To grasp at beauty
Amidst the orchids
The boy grown up ever lives
In lives of others
They cross his threshold
And impart a glimpse of truth
To be recorded
And after, mocking
They take their leave easily
Glide out through the door
And Harold remains
Their life stories resounding
Around his four walls
Until one last tale
One last untruth from without
For this lonely soul
Here’s a link to the video on YouTube
Thanks for reading. With the lockdown we’re living with at the minute, I also came up with this nonet as part of some poetry sessions I’m doing at school.
Lockdown
Confined together eternally
Nought but each other’s company
Hands drag across the clock face
And nowhere to retreat
As habits come forth
Claustrophobic
Occupied
Social
Space
Cheers everyone. If you feel like some more poetry, then please do subscribe or check out the links below.
A Projection of a Man – a poem
The Devil Breathed Out- a poem
The Ballad of Bethany Hilliard – a poem
Slouching Towards Diabetes – a poem
What the Haiku – Twin Peaks – New Year Special
Take care,
Richard
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