O many-tailed wise one
your auburn fur
white-trimmed
so soft
against my face
O shapeshifting trickster
your ivory teeth
needle-sharp
so deep
within my neck
An uninvited guest was I once
at your sun-shower wedding
an unwilling corpse am I now
at my unscheduled funeral
O great kitsune
I bow to your justice
[© Debra She Who Seeks, 2016]
This is my entry for today's prompt at Magaly Guerrero's Dark Poetry for the Cruellest Month blog event.
33 comments:
That is wonderful! A lovely tribute to Rommy.
I love the fox with many tails, too.
ooooo, I like this,,
Happy birthday, Rommy.
Love the shapeshifting trickster!
This is beautiful! Happy Birthday Rommy!
Very cool! I had no idea you wrote poetry! :o) Great image. I'll have to tell my son about Rommy's blog. he's really into Japanese culture.
Happy Birthday Rommy! I love trickster stories. Wonderful poem.
Wow, I love this. Are those many tails just enthralling? Outstanding!
oooo, good one! Have you ever been to a Sakura Festival? Happy Birthday to Rommy! Aloha!
Wonderful words, and that image is glorious :D XXX
You had me at corpse. And my goodness, the visual art is delicious!
Pure perfection Debra :D
why is April the cruellest month? Because Dezzy was born in it? :)
Oh, I love this. Great choice.
Mary
I enjoyed your poem. "my unscheduled funeral" - who schedules their funerals? Talk about OCD! If one is scheduled for I don't plan on meeting the DEADline.
Thank you for this enjoyable post
I giggled like a madwoman! Love it!
I need to read that blog. Oh and I love foxes.
well there goes my sleep for the night.
Wow...you are good! It's hauntingly wonderful!
That is really excellent!
Wow!
A very belated, but no less meangful, happy birthday indeed. I love the poem. Japanese folklore is some of my favourite folkore.
Wonderful image and intriguing words. (I really must catch up with Japanese mythology!)
Fantastic poem. The artwork is stunning!
Love all those tails !! great artwork...
Wonderful artwork! And, who could resist a Kitsune wedding even if it meant death! Great job!
awesome
What a lovely post and Happy Birthday to your friend. Great poem as well. Thanks for sharing, Debra. Headed over to check out the blog, next.
You are a girl of many talents...love your poem
Wow! I really enjoyed your poem, Debra, and that painting of the fox is wonderful. Happy birthday to your friend Rommy! I haven't been to Magaly's blog in too long. She's aways interesting!
...taking a HUGE risk, suckling a child - with TEETH :P
You are talented Debra! Fantastic! I love the art piece too!
When I see the fox I thought of Amaterasu, the Japanese Sun God
Then when I saw the multiple tails, of Haguromo Kitsune, the nine tailed devil.
Both are interesting myths.
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