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17 Onji — Haiku and Senryū

17 Onji publishes haiku and senryū, along with articles exploring the craft of haiku through the lens of The Aphantasic Haikuist.

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Winter storm

Dec 30, 2025

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Winter storm at sea
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winter storm —
Poseidon and Helios
clashing weapons

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The storm feels less like weather than argument, forces meeting with no intention of yielding. Sea and sun are imagined as weapons because language reaches for scale when nature exceeds it. In the clash, violence becomes spectacle, but also balance — each power defining itself against the other. Winter arrives not quietly, but through collision that briefly makes the world feel myth-sized.

First published on NaHaiWriMo.

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Mark Stuart Farrar
Mark Stuart Farrar

Written by Mark Stuart Farrar⁠

IT professional turned entrepreneur and haikuist/writer. Creator of the Toolarium Idea Vault and five free Newsletters: https://substack.com/@markduncanstuart

17 Onji — Haiku and Senryū
17 Onji — Haiku and Senryū

Published in 17 Onji — Haiku and Senryū

17 Onji publishes haiku and senryū, along with articles exploring the craft of haiku through the lens of The Aphantasic Haikuist.