Pocahontas (Haiku/Senryu)

by Maple Tree   Sep 1, 2012


Intoxicating
trees of authentic design
whisper at sunset

Sleeping moccasins
travel a destined pathway
footsteps left behind

Death and destruction
fuel the flame of ignorance
small pox stealing life

Mother Willow sings
smoke rings, purifying souls
breezes wave goodbye

Note: First and last stanza= Haiku
2nd and 3rd stanza= Senryu

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  • 11 years ago

    by Wild flower

    Wow wow wow woooooooooooow, why didnt I read this before?:)

    This is a master master piece, hehehe perfectly written^_^

  • 11 years ago

    by Decayed

    A very cool mixture! I liked how you retold some main lines of Pocahontas. I just love the movie and the creativity behind its writer. And I'm really fond of the way you restricted yourself to haikus and senyrus because it shows your talent! :)

  • 11 years ago

    by Timothy

    Intelligently crafted and brilliantly written! I love stanza three in particular because it provokes a feeling of lethargy, which in turn contrasts the calmness of the other three. Also, the subtle use of poetic devices, such as sibilance and perhaps hyperbole at times is exciting. Wonderful!

  • 11 years ago

    by The Poet Behind The Poems

    Beautiful , this really sunk in and made the images come to life this is a very creative piece indeed

    I liked the too forms combined I thought it all went well together :)

    Keep writing

  • 11 years ago

    by One Man Clan

    Mixing of Different aspects of poetry can never be an easy job
    I'm going to bump you sometime soon if you are ever available
    Because i'm interested on learning how to do such poems,
    as to how you end this poem I was left compelelty at awe.
    5/5