Sunday, November 15, 2015

Carpe Diem Haiku Extra No. 40 Shaman Haiku


In the dark storehouse
The shaman keeps drumming on
Then hunters don skis

The hunters on skis
Follow the reindeer through snow
But wind grows heavy

A lake full of fish
But the long boat is struggling
As wind god rages

Back at the cult place
As the spirit of death struck
Shaman starts drumming

It is a story of the magic drum.


2 comments:

  1. Woonderfully crafted series of haiku Lothar.

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    1. Thank you, Kristjaan,
      I miss Twitter and I miss writing haiku on your prompts. In the meantime I've been to Tibet. And just now I've written about frame drums (shaman drums)as I've visited Tibet for the 3rd time during first half of August: http://rheumatologe.blogspot.com/2018/09/rnga-lag-na-and-dhyangro-in-tibet.html. So it's a funny coincidence you looked at this set of haiku.
      Best wishes,
      Lothar

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