Tuesday, 8 January 2013

The Highway Man Haiku


In the dark, dark night,

The stars were shining brightly.

He came riding here.

 

The beautiful path!

The Highway man came trotting

To visit his girl.

 

He has come to kill,

The Highway Man is in there,

He is in the inn.

 

What is he plotting?

BOOM the house is gone, it’s dead.

The BANG of his guns.

 

The bag on his back,

Full of gold and silver coins.

Running  from the inn.
 
 
Archie Goundrey-Smith
 
 
(Great work Archie - characters, scene-setting and storytelling... and all in a haiku! How many other figures from history could you write haiku about? Or what about a Sibford Haiku?... That could be interesting...)

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