I take on not one, not two, but three challenges at once with a form I’ve never used before! For Carpe Diem’s Weekend Meditation 5,
ancient warriors
between battle and peace
writing haiku
© Chèvrefeuille
falling to the ground
a flower closer to the root
bidding farewell
© Basho
Jane Dougherty’s A Month with Yeats: Day 6
‘Suddenly I saw the cold and rook-delighting heaven’
and dVerse Poets Pub Quadrille #44: Kick
A Hawk-haunted, “Rook-Delighting Heaven”
-1-
Ancient Warriors
Autumn rooks
in the oak
Between battle and peace
an exile
kicked away
writing haiku
between raking
oak leaves
-2-
falling to the ground
this heaven-sent
hawk
A flower closer to the root
an unwary squirrel
too late
bidding farewell
a parliament
flies
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The last stanza is my favorite:
“bidding farewell
a parliament
flies”
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I enjoyed both troiku very much…the inspiration from the month with Yeats fit amazingly well…as did the exile kicked away (for dverse).
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At least watching the battle makes the leaf raking more entertaining. Ha. Actually I enjoy the menial tasks like leaf raking and dishwashing, I find them very meditational.
I love squirrels too, but I feel like I am missing something deeper there. Political? The parliament made me think that. Or is a group of flies a parliament. I tried googling but got nothing.
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Thanks, X! Btw, a parliament is one name for a group of rooks! 😉
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I liked the one about writing haiku between raking leaves. That would be a nice time for inspiration to come.
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Indeed, Frank. Thank you!
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And who said that multi-tasking is impossible?!
I’m a bird-a-holic, so I really appreciate all of the allusions in this wonderful poem.
I must confess, I may have nightmares over your leaf-racking, though. Bad memories there 😉
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LOL!Thanks, Jilly. I always appreciate your feedback!
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I like your image of the warrior rooks. I should show them more respect.
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Beautiful!
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Thanks!
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Shouldn’t we all? 😆 thanks, Sarah!
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Wow. What a challenge and you accomplished it well.
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Thanks, Arcadia!
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Skilful clubbing of prompts! Excellent!
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Thanks 🙏 Reena!
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Oddly, or perhaps not, every action & adventure deepens. expands my poetic base–that’s why poets make good war correspondents.
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I never thought of that before, but you’re right! Thanks!
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All those birds and whirling leaves! You paint a restless autumn picture, Frank. Love it 🙂
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Thanks, Jane! I’m happy you enjoyed it!
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I did 🙂
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New form for me….amazing. Especially these words:
“Between battle and peace
an exile
kicked away”
These three lines are quite powerful, especially given the politics of the day. And the “battle” need not be one of guns…rather roses and rose-tinted words!
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I do love the narrative in the second one… especially the parliament of flies in the end… of course the hawk has to eat too (and the flies) but I can still feel sorry for the squirrel
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I love how you combined the prompts here Frank and both troiku have a lot of depth – I love the first one especially ;o)
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Thanks, Xenia! I appreciate that!
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You are very welcome! ;o)
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I especially like this:
“falling to the ground
this heaven-sent
hawk”
This morning I watched a Northern Flicker that seemed to do just that and then swooped to a rooftop. Good work combining them all.
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Thanks, Victoria!
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Nice, Frank! I like how you drew inspiration from Chevrefeuille and Basho but it reflects your own observations as in “between raking oak leaves.”
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Thank, nosaintaugustine!
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Two beautifully composed Troiku. Well done …
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