I’m late with this haiku, but didn’t realise until just now. 😮 Oh well, you are getting it, like it or not.
I write in Haiku English Form using 5 / 7 / 5 syllables.
The challenge words are Friend & Shiver
RonovanWrites Weekly Haiku Challenge #90 Friend&Shiver
Did you notice how I snuck in another bee tongue – and what a beauty it is!
And another haiku I did earlier which I do not wish to waste… the challenge word shiver set this one off, for who could resist thinking of pirates shivering their timbers. Especially with Ronovan Hester using the word, having co-wrote a pirate tale with P.S.Bartlett – Amber Wake: Gabriel Falling
From the book blurb on Amazon …
I was born in London as Gabriel Wallace. The child of high society; although I was raised to appreciate everything that softly landed in my hand. I followed all the rules. I worked hard, studied hard and ended up a captain in the Royal Navy before my twenty fifth birthday. Unfortunately, I saw the world through my own eyes, not the eyes of my superiors and my vision was clear.
I knew my duty. I knew my job. I also knew deep down, regardless of the loyalty my commission required, my stance was in opposition and it was but a matter of time before they’d force me to stand alone.
Fortunately for me, my crew was loyal too and I had the full support of my closest friend and confidant as well. I didn’t know where I’d end up but I knew one thing for sure; I needed to get the hell out of England and thanks to them, I was taking my ship with me.
I enjoyed Gabriel Falling, but his righteousness got to me by the end : what a prig! He took it too far sometimes, almost unrealistically so. Nevertheless, this is a terrific tale of the high seas, and not always what one would expect of a Navy man turned pirate. Methinks more will be revealed in future books. I think he is on another mission, not one just for himself. A book for the boys.
I like sailing books. It might have something to do with my grandfather being a Royal Navy gunner – until 1908 when he jumped ship at New Zealand and done a runner.
Have a good day. 🙂
(goes to unplug internet, muttering the Condo750 post, you haven’t done that yet … )
I’m performing triage on my plot, having already written one-sentence notes for each scene on its own index card – about 70 of them. I need to fill plot holes. You may remember that I decided to split my work-in-progress. I was up to about 120,000 words, but had an earlier natural finishing point. I decided to go smaller, aiming at about 80,000 words. I don’t want it to cost me a small fortune when I buy my Print On Demand copies. Geez, I’m getting ahead of myself.
Christine R 
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