art credit: The Darkness Inside by Amalia Iuliana Chitulescu
“forged”
senryu series
no damsel am I
no delivery needed
the kingdom is mine
It’s my destiny
forged by my feminine hands
I pave my own path
‘though darkness dwells here
it is now my own doing
no white knights needed
©2016 Lori Carlson. All rights reserved.
There’s no siren call
She’s no damsel in distress
She forged her own life
~powerful senryu, Lori! 🙂
Thank you, Maria 🙂 Yours is too!
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It’s a very powerful image – complements the poem.
thank you, Raili 🙂