Be wary of strangers on the internet, just saying…
The rules of this challenge are pretty simple, create a Haiku, a Tanka or a Haibun on the subjects of Shadow and Light. I try these each week, let’s see how this week’s efforts turn out shall we. I’m going to try be serious, honest. I know they’re meant to be about nature and such but I do like to use them to try and tell a shortened story too.
Ill start with a haiku…
He craves her darkness
His light consumed by her will
Turns out shes a man
Hmm…not sure where that came from? Maybe some more detail added through the medium of a Tanka, pretty much a haiku with extra lines expressing my feelings on the first 5 lines. But I don’t think its strictly a rule.
He craves her darkness
His light consumed by her will
Turns out shes a man
A Nigerian you say?
Cannot get his money back
Ok, so as a story it’s evolving., I am not allowing myself the luxury of a rewrite, I’ll see where it all goes in the Haibun. Never done one of these before and it’s late so might play loose with the rules a bit.
The endless click of the keyboard, day and night, reaching out with twinkling eyes and sweet smile. Lonely hearts embraced and dreams force fed foul lies and rancid hope. Offers of that which is lost, never had or which remained unknown are his to freely give and without compassion he loves and lusts and smiles at family photos and brushes his hair from his face and tells you how shy she is. A first thought with the sun, and good nights murmured into salty pillows bookend the time apart and the minutes until they will be together at last. They are lines he has used many times over, but well worn and trusted they pull at heart strings and ignite passions satisfied in the night.
He craves her darkness
His light consumed by her will
Turns out shes a man
A Nigerian you say?
Cannot get his money back
Cold beers, new clothes and food on the table, you are a good boy – you make your mother proud. Each day is full of promise, each night opportunity presents itself ripe and ready to be plucked and devoured with sweet juice covered chins laughing. Flights are costly, but can you put a price on love.
Well that all turned out a bit weird didn’t it. Oh well, it is what it is. Bed time!
There are some previous efforts here
Colleen’s Weekly #Poetry Challenge # 45 – #Tanka: Honey and Wine
Colleen’s Weekly #Poetry Challenge # 44 – #Haiku: HUNT & FIND
Screw you haiku Vol 4
https://colleenchesebro.com/2017/08/22/colleens-weekly-poetry-challenge-47-haiku-tanka-haibun-shadow-light/
Afterwards 