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small stones – April 9, 2016

the-darkness-inside-amalia-iuliana-chitulescu

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.

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5 thoughts on “small stones – April 9, 2016”

  1. maria says:
    April 11, 2016 at 3:16 am

    There’s no siren call
    She’s no damsel in distress
    She forged her own life

    ~powerful senryu, Lori! 🙂

    Reply
  2. 04.09.16 – End of Day Notes | As the Fates Would Have It says:
    April 9, 2016 at 10:26 pm

    […] been in bed all day. Somehow, I managed to write my science fiction story titled Hatched Plans, a senryu series as my small stones for the day, and a poem that combined both the NaPoWriMo and the April PAD […]

    Reply
  3. Soul Gifts says:
    April 9, 2016 at 9:26 am

    It’s a very powerful image – complements the poem.

    Reply

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