huntress
beneath the fiery moon
with a nightly sheen
~
moon goddess
sister of the sun god
ruling the sky
~
ready with her bow
ethereal goddess shoots-
echoes the cry of prey
~
at Ephesus
the virgin lady once stood
with her huntress gaze
.
For Carpe Diem # 330.
I love this. I am experimenting with these and I am finding that it is quite an exercise in using less words to say what you mean.
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Thanks.
Yes, it is hard to keep control of the words in the starting.
There is one thing to remember- a good haiku must always capture a moment or an image. I am sometimes lax in that regard but I try. 🙂
And if you want a daily exercise, I am holding a monthly day to day prompt at my haiku site- A Haiku A Day. Though only a few days are left, I’d be glad if you participate. 🙂
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Thanks, I did not know about that site 🙂
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you know… i find her fascinating….she looks just and in command of what she’s doing… a good place to be…
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These are wonderful! 🙂
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Wonderful series HA … you’ve made it into a short story in honor of Artemis.
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nice…i like how you really ground this back into reality in that last stanza….
it ties the stories and legends in nicely….
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you have honored this intriguing goddess…
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An interesting look at the goddess…
Artemis
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honorable series so well written. lovely set.
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This was a nice foray into the goddess… the combo of moon and hunt and beauty makes poetry.
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Thank you. 🙂
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