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An assortment of Haikus, Rengas & Senryus

 
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Mark D



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Location: Yeovil, Somerset

PostPosted: Sun Nov 26, 2006 11:01 pm    Post subject: An assortment of Haikus, Rengas & Senryus Reply with quote

Random assortment

Sent to the heavens
to deliver a message,
'give peace to them all'.

That golden treetop
hangs high into the bright night.
No sense of dulling.

Dark mist culls the night.
A hint of death fills the air.
Silence clouds the land

Remembering back
on a forgotten era.
A trickling tear.

Content with the catch,
clutching to her icy web.
An early breakfast.

A few i wrote relating to The Raven

Rising tides will come.
Droughts and storms will rule the land.
What will we do then?

A clash of metal.
Sparks fly into the night sky.
Demons hit the ground

That night in Xetesk,
a mana-meld miracle.
The one magic was born

Back to some random ones

A droplet of dew
slides down her cheek; grasps her lips
then falls to the ground,
stains, soaks, floods a patch of grass
while he rides to the sunset.

flustered yellow eyes,
hints of white around the edge.
What a perfect egg!

snowflake covered hills,
blankets of infinite white
resting on the land.



That should do for now. Hope you enjoy reading!
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Grace



Joined: 28 May 2006
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Location: Bristol

PostPosted: Mon Nov 27, 2006 3:38 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I like these! Very Happy

The format is a little confusing, I read most of them as separate poems, but I'm not sure if I was supposed to.

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flustered yellow eyes,
hints of white around the edge.
What a perfect egg!

This one made me laugh. A haiku about eggs? Unexpected, but why not? Laughing

Short poems can be really hard to write, but you seem to be pretty good at them. Got anything longer?

Keep up the good works!
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PostPosted: Mon Nov 27, 2006 5:33 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Grace wrote:
I like these! Very Happy

The format is a little confusing, I read most of them as separate poems, but I'm not sure if I was supposed to.


Yeah, theyre all separate. Sorry about that. should put a line break underneath each


The One about the egg is called a Senryu; Same layout as a Haiku but it is meant to be humourous..i can see that it worked!


I do have many longer ones, but ill have to sift through the piles of paper in my cupboard.
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 28, 2006 8:49 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Have wrote a longer poem.

Its my first 'Medieval' Genre poem, so go easy :p.



Blossom

The last trails of smoke escape the dying fire.
A new day.
The night-watch return to the barracks, their rusty iron clattering on the rocky floor.
Stray embers embrace the air, burning out before they touch the ground.

Silence engrosses the town. The early birds screech their mating calls.
Morning Merchants set up their wares, ready for the hungry townsfolk.
Crashing metal signifies the soldier training at the castle.
A thousand crows rise from the square. All is not right.

A thud on the walls. A ripple in the earth. Chanting outside the walls.
An invasion.
Soldiers and mages form up on the walls, blossom gracing their armour; Natures way of aiding with the defence.
Battle chants echoing through the city walls, as men and elf take up their positions.

All falls silent. Breath is held. Hands on hilts. Arrows knocked.
They are ready.
A deafening thud enters ears, the gates tremble and quiver. They give way.
Hordes of the enemy swamp the marketplace, like leaves over an autumn forest floor.

Iron and steel shake hands, whilst sheets of flame and ice embrace all.
Arrows whistle and thud as they reach their targets, silencing.
Shields batter and block, but always enough. The screams and cries of the dying fill the air
whilst fountains of crimson stain the ground.

Hours pass, the battle is done. They repelled the enemy, but have not won.
So many lay still, eyes boring into the clouds.
A sour victory is felt all around, as the blossom begins to fall.


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Grace



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PostPosted: Tue Nov 28, 2006 9:05 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hmm, I like it, but when you said Medieval I wasn't expecting elves. I thought you meant as in historical.
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Hours pass, the battle is done. They repelled the enemy, but have not won.

I like this line, the rhythm is very good.
I would say that the battle is very quick and slightly stereotypically written, there's nothing really new here. The enemy seem to appear spontaniously outside the walls (perhaps this was magical and therefore deliberate?) And I've never heard arrows whistle, except occasionally those weird Turkish ones which are designed to do so. (Yes, I am extremely picky about arrows.)
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as men and elf
Men and Elves possibly?

Not bad, I'm just picky!

Any comments you have on my poems (see Poetry thread) would be greatly appreciated. Constructive critism encouraged.
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 28, 2006 9:10 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yeah i kind of slipped in and out of Medieval and fantasy.

its a work in progress to be honest, just wanted to get it out there. i hate keeping stuff locked away. ill be reworking it though.

thanks for the reply and i'll check your out in a bit.
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