haiku 1060
in his final breathnot a lifetime of shiningjust a shimmer
january 6, 2026
notes
This haiku was inspired by Stephen King's Doctor Sleep, which I just finished reading.
SPOILER ALERT: In the book there is a band of vampires who survive by breathing in the steam of people with the shining. The steam is released as the people are killed.
Thence the last two lines in my haiku, although I altered the context to be more of a death poem of, if not regret, then a downplaying of the importance of the dying person's life.