elemental valor

22 Jan 2018 1 Comment

by lynn__ in senryu, Uncategorized Tags: , , , ,

Linking to Haiku Horizons prompt: forge

 

as blizzard winds roar

think washington’s army in

valley forge winter

 

 

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March to Valley Forge by Wm.Trego, 1883.  mountvernon.org

blacksmith bellows

22 Oct 2016 9 Comments

by lynn__ in scripture, tanka, Uncategorized Tags: , , , ,

“…They will beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks.  Nation will not take up sword against nation, nor will they train for war anymore.”  (Isaiah 2:4)

 

hammer clangs anvil

iron thrust into fire’s white heart

sweating over forge

skilled craftsman shapes legacy

in horseshoes and kettle hooks

 

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photo by lynn

Find more information on the process at:  Beautiful Iron      Linking to CDHK