Hi, Michael I am writing the shortest post I've ever written for your Challenge. A knight is the antithesis of this picture. Image source: Pinterest Tale Weaver #198 at MLMM
Tale Weaver/Fairy Tale – #198
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Falling step-by-step, one at a time, he felt he had no option but to surrender to gravitational forces. He needed the salary to keep kitchen fires burning, and he did whatever he was asked to do – suspending better judgement and his values. Temperatures in his township lowered, and he saw everything freezing. What if … Continue reading Answers
Who?
Do past achievements insulate a person from being held accountable for further misdeeds? Do lesser mortals not have the right to question abuse of authority? Whose image is maligned, if wrongdoings are highlighted – the accuser as troublemaker, or the accused as being bereft of values? Do the viewers gain or lose by taking sides? … Continue reading Who?
Hurricanes
It is a series of haiku/senryu .... blown away by winds carefully constructed thoughts what defined me outlines etched with the ink of desires on mental landscapes fluidity shocks solid ideas, concepts move away from me further, farther and deeper in oblivion changing perspectives what’s imperative for my survival now is reconstruction Heeding Haiku … Continue reading Hurricanes
Alibi
For how long will you look for emotional merging in responding bodies and return- disappointed? For how long will you boost your sagging esteem with conquests and feel all the more- hollow? For how long will you look for right things in the wrong places and whip yourself – unforgiving? Poetics
MALAYSIAN HAIKU/SENRYU ECHOES 402: THE ART OF PULLING
MALAYSIAN HAIKU/SENRYU ECHOES 402: THE ART OF PULLING
courage is smart skill
with kind heart to help, beware
the pull from fallen
Note:
This haiku is in response to Helene Vaillant’s photo challenge, with the theme of COURAGE, POSTED ON 18th November, 2018. Sorry, Helene told me the challenge came from Reena Saxena. Thanks to both. Hellene in her wisdom added two 7 syllable lines to form a renga to my haiku:
Reena’s Exploration Challenge #Week 63 – The Woman
A tale of fulfilment ….. by Michael
Image: Harvey Kraft on LinkedIn.
He wasn’t sure why it was he reached out to her that day. After all, she appeared far more disabled than he was.
At least I’m upright he told himself as he looked down on her. She seemed quite comfortable in her state of dishevelment, lying there you could have been mistaken for thinking she was one of those council statues placed around the town symbolising the history of the place. Though wanting to commemorate the down and outers of society wasn’t what the town leaders thought might be a positive town image.
Initially, she had spurned his help.
“Fuck off,” she screamed at him, and turned away covering her body with the one blanket she owned, which was more a dirty rag than anything else.
“I’ve food,” he said not offended as her language was the language he knew.
“You have? What you want…
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Sticks
I deserve to get the Survivor of the Century Award, or maybe more than a century. It has not been easy standing on one leg, losing my sheen in the mercury lights, yet being admired for quaintness. You mould me in different shapes, add aromas I don’t like and applaud the act of blowing me … Continue reading Sticks
Inhaling
joys sit light on me as I watch dark shadows fade into oblivion I rise above petty squabbles, viciousness I cast a glance at the rock I left down there missing it a little and wondering who will inherit it thought energy dissipates, does not disappear we need to choose the air we inhale company … Continue reading Inhaling
In transit
golden screens sometimes cover a black hole, dark doorways. soul lantern will help my transit to unknown worlds. What do you see? by Helene Vaillant
sightless to all assistance