He swept in on a twilight wave
This warrior of suffering
Fighting the dark for the light
A slow steady Seppuku
The result of years past
Wit and wile his Daishō
To excise the black shame
Of being Masterless
His ink a testament to battle
Against the establishment
His ink a roadmap
To his gentle soul
That golden treasure
Rarely revealed
But to a few rare birds
In response to Patrick Jennings Pic and a Word Challenge #132: Twilight
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April 1, 2018 at 11:51 am
For starters, that’s a helluva capture! Just splendid.
And then the poem… equally splendid, and such a departure from your haiku in meter and story telling. I love the narrative, and the hero you create with it.
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April 1, 2018 at 12:23 pm
Thank you Patrick!
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April 2, 2018 at 1:18 am
=)
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April 5, 2018 at 4:22 pm
Just another mate of your mate who’d like a word. How ya going? The same spells of absolute fawning bullshit is on you that’s been put on more than a rare bird and that ain’t by no gentle soul. It’s what happens behind closed doors that counts. If you’d been paying attention you’d have seen what his ex-wife has posted about his abuse. Having said that, you got fair warning where 4 did not. Since you’re so much wiser than them, how about you set your poor Ronin up with one of your own friends. Make it a close one. Go ahead, we dare you. You can also tell him we’ve still got his upcoming gift, there’s always enough time to perfect it.
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