This is what happens when one attempts to write five different pieces of work at the same time! (sigh) I would like to thank those of you who've read Collection #1, and the few who have reviewed. To be stark, I did not expect anyone to actually review, so thanks again!
And now, from last time, the haikus-
-Matthew & Leila; Harken & Vaida (support conversation and ending)
-Karel, although this basically applies to swordplay itself.
-Raven, and his grudge against Ostia
-Harken, Tauroneo, Jaffar, and anyone who joins because your lord pleads, "You may no longer wish to live, but please- lend me your strength."
-Lucius, the ever so loyal friend to Raven.
Were they what you thought? I await your opinions!
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Collection #2
Watching as the sun
Sets beyond the horizon.
A single tear falls.
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My weapon in hand.
My country in great peril.
My friends' lives soon lost.
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Harsh desert winds blow.
Bright sunlight glares, blinding sight.
Treasured finds await.
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Eyes glitter in pain.
Pools of sadness reflect a
Soul in agony.
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The flash of a blade
Within the blink of an eye-
Death of a tyrant.
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Ice Kestrel: I have been speaking with some who would like to submit poems of their own.
Sain: Why, of course, anything for the ladies! I shall describe their endless beauty in equally beautiful words and-
Ice Kestrel: Alright, Sain, we get it. (shoves him away)
Bastion: Ah, the sounds of bells and the breeze of the sweet winds. Methinks this is the season of haikus.
Ice Kestrel: (coughs) Bastion, this is summer.
Bastion: Alas, I-
Ice Kestrel: Alright, alright. We'll see your poems next time…