Ten Haiku: Comedy & Tragedy

Okay, here are ten haiku poems themed around the comedy and tragedy masks, blending humor and sorrow in brief verse:

1. Smiling face weeps now,

Hidden tears of bitter truth,

Laughter fades to pain.

2. Frown lines deepen slow,

Joy's ghost dances in the dark,

Empty, hollow stage.

3. Masks hide every pain,

One laughs loud, the other sighs,

Life's duality.

4. A painted grin wide,

Beneath, a heart breaks in two,

The show must go on.

5. Tears behind the smile,

A joke to hide all the hurt,

Masks of joy and grief.

6. Silent, weeping eyes,

A clumsy dance of dark jokes,

Tragedy's jest told.

7. Two faces entwined,

A story of highs and lows,

Life's bittersweet art.

8. Laughter's echo dies,

A single tear falls unseen,

The mask stays in place.

9. Joy's mask starts to crack,

Sorrow's face begins to show,

Truth cannot stay hid.

10. Both smiles, both do weep,

Reflecting human spirit,

The stage claims us all.