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When Blood Runs Cold

October 4, 2009
By Quinten Nail BRONZE, Wolfforth, Texas
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(A Haiku Of A Fight With A Texas Ranger)

Smoldering Barrels
Life Drifts Alongside Gunsmoke
Eyes Glance Upward, Blank!

Silence Hangs Heavy
All Faults Held In Frigid Hangs
Hollow Of Any Guild

Gun In Holster
Triumph Over, He Lives Again
Death's Artifact....Still!

© Nikki C., Phoenix, AZ

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Mckay ELITE said...
on Apr. 8 2013 at 4:03 pm
Mckay ELITE, Somewhere, Virginia
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Interesting challenge. Successful victory with this. Great poem.
BlindSamurai GOLD said...
on Aug. 19 2010 at 9:48 pm
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Very interesting writing, good job!
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on Jul. 28 2010 at 9:37 am
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this was amazing
BleedingRose PLATINUM said...
on Apr. 9 2010 at 8:12 pm
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Wow, very amazing and definitely unique!  I loved it, especially your descriptions!  This is great, and well thought out, you're very talented!  Would you mind commenting on some of my work?  Thanks!  Keep writing!

-Rose

bamboom212 PLATINUM said...
on Dec. 20 2009 at 12:45 pm
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i really like this. it's unique. u can paint a picture in ur mind vividly because of ur creative descriptionz. gr8 job
karlinskib said...
on Oct. 15 2009 at 8:51 pm
This is a very diffrent type of Haiku. I like the descriptive words the writer uses like smoldering barrel to represent a gun fire. It helps the reader picture the scene. Also the descriptive words help the reader paint a picture of how the Texas Ranger. over all the poem was descriptive and exciting to read!
Only,I PLATINUM said...
on Oct. 14 2009 at 1:37 am
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Woahhh;;

this is crazy good:)

keep it up.
silent prodigy.91210 said...
on Oct. 13 2009 at 3:50 pm
This was a different kind of haiku or that i've read good job!