Word prompts: Kind and shift. For kind, I used breed and shift: transform.
The idea for this Tanka came from a passage in my WIP: The Curse of Time Book 2 Golden Healer when Esme (the mirror girl,) tells Amelina (my main protagonist,) about her experience with the shadow men.
Could it be a dream or is it real?
I am currently working through my edits after my beta reading comments with a view to publishing this in the autumn.
Here’s a short extract:
A black furrow of shadows lined his forehead. He beseeched me with his eyes, but when he saw my resolve a maniacal laugh erupted from his demented mouth. This laugh galloped from his lips in the form of a diaphanous spirit which became a pack of wild neighing horses – all black, glossy stallions. They galloped towards me. They didn’t stop, they kept on coming. Their hoofs trampled upon me pounding all of those black shadows away. They should have crushed me but I didn’t die. Instead, their hoofs stamped and stamped, breaking bones, crushing my organs and tissues until the bleeding stopped. The pain was unbelievable. I longed for death. But the horses whinnied, as if laughing. Their laughter ran through my body, fixing my broken bones, easing my pain, making me whole again. They tossed me up in the air, and I landed on top of the lead stallion’s back. He leapt into the blackness, carrying me off with him.
Black Diaphanous Horses
Such a breed they are
Like no other you will see
Transformed from shadows
Wicked horses galloping
Are they real or devil’s dream?
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This is fabulous, Marje. I love the image of black horses! <3
Thank you Colleen. Glad you think so. <3
Yay! I liked the synonym you used for kind! And the poem was a gem, too.
Thank you. I like to be different! Lol. Glad you enjoyed my take on the prompt. 🙂
I absolutely love this so atmospheric 💜
Thank you Willow. X How you doing?
I am getting there 💜💜
So pleased to hear Willow. <3
Thank you Marje 💜
You’re welcome Willow. 🙂 x
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Fantastic Marje! ❤
I LOVE this Tanka, Marje! Creative choice of words and the imagery is wonderful. I enjoyed the snippet as well. Happy editing! 😀 xo
Thank you Vashti. I must remember to add the tanka to the book! Xxx