THE HUNT
She wanders alone, her eyes cast down,
A lonely soul, a perilous town.
The hunter sees, lust reshapes his frown.
His arms reach out, club aimed at her crown.
She whirls in a flash, no fear for her life.
Her knife slashes out, his blood spills down.
Gerald So reads "The Hunt":
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Larry confesses: "The inspiration for "The Hunt" began with the form itself, the Welsh 'hir a thoddaid.' The form specifies a particular number of syllables for each line and a particular rhyme scheme. It intrigued me, and I wondered if I, primarily a short story writer, could write a hir a thoddaid. And, since most of my stories are crime-related, with a twist, it didn't take long for the hapless Hunter to show up in search of his prey."
LARRY CHAVIS is a retired physics and math teacher who lives and writes in south-central Mississippi. Currently vice president of the Short Mystery Fiction Society, "The Hunt" represents his venturing (if timidly) into crime poetry from his usual short story pursuits.
10 comments:
Lovely!
Wickedly good.
I never thought about writing a crime poem. Clever.
Fabulous! I love that Larry followed a traditional form and it made the poem hauntingly beautiful!!
Larry, You've forced me to drag out my own venture into poetry.
Poetry's fine
If that's your incline.
I must, however, admit
It really isn't mine.
Since, then, I can't rhyme
Worth a solitary dime,
I'll happily stick
To writing mystery and crime.
Thank you!
Thank you!
I enjoyed trying it. Thanks!
Thank you, Terrie! It was the form that grabbed me when I first read about it. I enjoyed putting my hand to it.
Well, Earl, that was fine! I’ve never produced much poetry, and rarely any that was any good. I enjoyed this, though.
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