as strong as always
she gestured at her weapon
eyes damp, angry.. “Now!”
From words on page 330 of The Lotus Empire by Tasha Suri (Orbit 2024).
... and occasional Tanka... and Haibun. Started after a competition on the unbound.co.uk blog (see #1 and #2). Mostly actually senryu, I think. This year attempting to publish a Haiku every day - 365 Haiku a Day. For good or for ill, I always aim to stick rigidly to a 5-7-5 structure - forgive me if I have counted the syllables wrong, often they are how I have said, or thought, them in my head rather than their official number.
as strong as always
she gestured at her weapon
eyes damp, angry.. “Now!”
From words on page 330 of The Lotus Empire by Tasha Suri (Orbit 2024).