A #Troika #Quadrilla: Hawk-haunted “Rook-Delighting Heaven”

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

falling to the ground
a flower closer to the root
bidding farewell

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

Comments

31 responses to “A #Troika #Quadrilla: Hawk-haunted “Rook-Delighting Heaven””

maggie

November 6, 2017

The last stanza is my favorite:

“bidding farewell
a parliament
flies”

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Janice

November 6, 2017

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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X

November 6, 2017

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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1. Frank J. Tassone
  
  November 6, 2017
  
  Thanks, X! Btw, a parliament is one name for a group of rooks! 😉
  
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Frank Hubeny

November 6, 2017

I liked the one about writing haiku between raking leaves. That would be a nice time for inspiration to come.

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1. Frank J. Tassone
  
  November 6, 2017
  
  Indeed, Frank. Thank you!
  
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jillys2016

November 6, 2017

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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1. Frank J. Tassone
  
  November 6, 2017
  
  LOL!Thanks, Jilly. I always appreciate your feedback!
  
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sarahsouthwest

November 6, 2017

I like your image of the warrior rooks. I should show them more respect.

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1. whimsygizmo
  
  November 6, 2017
  
  Beautiful!
  
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  1. Frank J. Tassone
    
    November 6, 2017
    
    Thanks!
    
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2. Frank J. Tassone
  
  November 6, 2017
  
  Shouldn’t we all? 😆 thanks, Sarah!
  
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Arcadia Maria

November 6, 2017

Wow. What a challenge and you accomplished it well.

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1. Frank J. Tassone
  
  November 6, 2017
  
  Thanks, Arcadia!
  
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Reena Saxena

November 6, 2017

Skilful clubbing of prompts! Excellent!

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1. Frank J. Tassone
  
  November 7, 2017
  
  Thanks 🙏 Reena!
  
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Glenn Buttkus

November 6, 2017

Oddly, or perhaps not, every action & adventure deepens. expands my poetic base–that’s why poets make good war correspondents.

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1. Frank J. Tassone
  
  November 7, 2017
  
  I never thought of that before, but you’re right! Thanks!
  
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Jane Dougherty

November 7, 2017

All those birds and whirling leaves! You paint a restless autumn picture, Frank. Love it 🙂

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1. Frank J. Tassone
  
  November 7, 2017
  
  Thanks, Jane! I’m happy you enjoyed it!
  
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  1. Jane Dougherty
    
    November 7, 2017
    
    I did 🙂
    
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lillian

November 7, 2017

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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Björn Rudberg (brudberg)

November 7, 2017

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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whippetwisdom

November 7, 2017

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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1. Frank J. Tassone
  
  November 7, 2017
  
  Thanks, Xenia! I appreciate that!
  
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  1. whippetwisdom
    
    November 7, 2017
    
    You are very welcome! ;o)
    
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Victoria C. Slotto

November 7, 2017

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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1. Frank J. Tassone
  
  November 7, 2017
  
  Thanks, Victoria!
  
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nosaintaugustine

November 7, 2017

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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1. Frank J. Tassone
  
  November 7, 2017
  
  Thank, nosaintaugustine!
  
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Chèvrefeuille

November 8, 2017

Two beautifully composed Troiku. Well done …

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