A blog in honor of Ernest Hemingway's continual search for the perfect sentence. Now in a new and improved haiku format!
Bloodied but standing
by life's blows that'll lay you
low if you let 'em
Under the moon's sway
we danced until the dawn came
to break Luna's spell
Let the crow's caw draw
you in and call you home towards
the hearth fire waiting
The old fighter sways
on shaky legs from the weight
of myth and legend
Mirrored sky shattered
by the wake of a passing
ship on its way north
The eagles are all
gone, but vultures aplenty
circle overhead
Break even or go
for broke as you roll them bones
praying for more luck
The winds shriek and howl
and rattle the window frames
still, the sun slants in
The sky aflame this
morning in the east evokes
memories of you
Rise spitfires and burn
the earth bare before the night
stalkers wake again
Beaten, battered, and
bruised, but still here to battle
it out for the good
And, lo, I saw a
rat with the head of a bald
eagle stealing all
We played Hearts all day
and at night we drank and toyed
with each other's hearts
The final harvest
has come and what remains has
been torn by the roots
A corpse revived by
a party full of fun fueled
by drinks and dancing
Rabbit, rabbit, said
the rambling man as he sat
on a rock, smiling