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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