This week’s poetry challenge is extremely interesting. Though it is a photo prompt but I must confess that I didn’t know anything about this picture. Thanks to Colleen for the inspiration to learn more while writing poetry.
The challenge is to write a syllabic poem using the photo for inspiration. “Delve deeper into the mythology behind the image,” says Colleen.
I chose to write a string of haiku.
a cultural pride
engraved on my mystic wings
an ancient grandeur
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stories of clans ooze
out of my cedar carvings
blessed by natives
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my wings hold power
producing thunderous sound
remnants of chagrin
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I sound like thunder
when my powerful wings flap
lightning eyes shoot ire
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fearsome to behold
I ward off evil spirits
but I seek heavens
© Balroop Singh
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