{"sf1_id":1287095,"sf2_id":"AnKvQvmE","title":"Dragon Haiku: Storms of Old","author":"Nenekiri","words":122,"posted_at":"2018-01-10T03:10:00.000Z","tags":["Dragon","Poetry","haiku"],"url":"https://fse.anthro.fr/stories/1287095-dragon-haiku-storms-of-old","original_url":"https://sofurry.com/s/AnKvQvmE","image_url":"https://cdn.sofurryfiles.com/submissions/thumbnails/50/28/502802d9-3171-4d56-a470-959fdcda0361","description":"#1 of Poetry\n\nDecided to do a little bit of experimenting with one of my favorite types of poetry: Haiku.\nEach stanza in the poem is a haiku, meaning the lines are composed of 5 syllables, then 7, then 5 again.\nI thought it would be fun to write it from the perspective of a grand and imposing dragon as he muses on the aftermath of a rainstorm.","content":"This is a repost from Furaffiinty:\n\nStorms of Old\n\n  \n\nThunder crashing down\n\nRushing wind and rain strike out\n\nAgainst tired earth\n\n  \n\nMan talks of mighty\n\nStorms that shake the ground around\n\nTheir tiny feeble feet\n\n  \n\nHave they forgotten?\n\nThe skies of old held greater\n\nTerror than drizzles\n\n  \n\nDo they not recall?\n\nWingbeats of beasts much larger\n\nScreeching into towns\n\n  \n\nGral the Imposing\n\nCould spray more lightning than this\n\nTrifle of a storm\n\n  \n\nHomes floated away\n\nIn the aftermath of Oun\n\nThe Bringer of Floods\n\n  \n\nTime makes memory\n\nFuzzy and so man gets complacent\n\nFearing simple rain\n\n  \n\nThey lament their trees\n\nAnd their streets, not realizing\n\nIt could be much worse\n\n  \n\nBut I remember\n\nThe days when storms brought entire\n\nContinents to ruin.\n\n","series":{"name":"Poetry","next":"https://fse.anthro.fr/stories/1287119-disconection.json"}}