A Flash of the Blade
a Haiku
Glimmering steel swords
Radiant green forest hues
Beauty soiled once felled
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A/N:
Something different. If you've enjoyed this, please leave a like and an insight below. If you really enjoyed this, tips to fuel my coffee addiction are always appreciated. All formatting is designed for desktops. Slightly inspired by Iron Maiden.
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Matthew J. Fromm
Full-time nerd, history enthusiast, and proprietor of arcane knowledge.
Here there be dragons, knights, castles, and quests (plus the occasional dose of absurdity).
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Comments (12)
This reminded me of King Arthur in merlin! A beautiful, mystical take on nature
I adore the ethereal, magical edge to this haiku.
This feels like it could be part of a legend or prologue for a story!! Nicely done Matthew, and congrats on third place on this week's leaderboard!!
😔 Very intriguing first images, Matthew. With a relevant social commentary!
Wooohooooo congratulations on your Leaderboard placement! 🎉💖🎊🎉💖🎊
Only a flash can change everything. Well done, Matthew Fromm!
Congrats on your bonus from vocal <3
Ha! As soon as I read the title, I thought about that Iron Maiden song. Along with Rush, they are Master Storytellers of the music world. Nice Haiku btw! Makes you think.
I love the way natural and human history come together to make the place this creates in my mind.
It somehow feels very appropriate for the haiku that you have brought in the violence of man to soil the beauty of nature. I imagine samurai swords here for some reason. Nicely done.
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Dude, Powerslave is potentially my favourite Maiden album. Don't quote me on that. But, of the older ones. Definitely up there. This haiku was a bit different, very Fromm the mind of Matthew. Love how much imagery you fed into it without overloading it! Stunning work, dude!