It really depends on what you want to get out of poetry, in all honesty. Functionally, poetry has done a lot of different things from culture to culture. Given that you're a story man, you may want to

Wow! Thanks!!

Very evocative. I love pictures like this that suggest an entire story. Are the three birds meant to hint at the triple aspect of the Morrigan?

I had the action figure too!

This is a lot of fun!

I think you get a lot of worldbuilding done in a very short space here. There's a definite texture to this setting that I'd like to see more of. Thanks for sharing!

This is the sort of reminder that is always timely. Writers write. Period.

Thanks! It's always been a personal favorite of mine, maybe even my second favorite of my short stories...

Welcome! We're all in this together. Just now have the courage to ask: Is your name Lithuanian, by any chance?

Glad you like it. Thanks for a great contest!

february rains the yard is just mud and leaves and yet... and yet... (Image via Pixabay.)

With tongues of fire the flaming serpents Lap at the edges of reality Howling with the hungry cries Of the Void; Yet silent sits the spider In the center of the web Knowing that with patience She will

Nearly everything important I compose, I always write out longhand. LOL With a fountain pen, if at all possible...

Again, you're very kind. I'm hoping I can build a readership here on Steemit, but until I have a larger one, much of my content has been previously posted elsewhere. Probably by April it should be all

Very glad you're enjoying the story so far. I should have the last part up soon.

Well done, everyone!

Thank you for your kind words and for your tip. Being so new to Steemit, I'm still figuring out what works best to get new readers for my content. You're right that I'm playing on the Martian scare trope,

Very excited to have received first place! Congrats to everyone else too! We have the beginnings of a fine haiku community here on Steemit.

(Great. Now that song is going to be running in my head all day... grin)

I appreciate this so very much. However, I'm not sure that this story is eligible for the curation project as its appearance on Steemit is not its first appearance. It is a re-presentation of something