Tuesday, February 2, 2021

Stormy Afterglow



Read "Stormy Afterglow" at The Eldritch Dark: 

http://www.eldritchdark.com/writings/poetry/548/stormy-afterglow

This poem from Clark Ashton Smith (CAS) goes beyond the placid experiences he typically describes in his verse in the haiku form.  The last two lines of "Stormy Afterglow" invoke a violent moment as "Lightning tore the clouds' tall / Rose and violet scarps."  It's interesting to see CAS write about such a dramatic event in the (often) subtle structure of the haiku, demonstrating the vast possibilities of even such a short poetic form.

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