#so. haiku to commemorate :]

[ragewrites]

[sunlittgoddess]

Is nudged! Gives snuggles back! Happy Porogun. Is clear that this is good. Friends! Shall compose one of the high coups that the humans love so much to commemorate this moment!

Golden sun shines down, Laughter shared with a dear friend, Warm hearts, spirits bright.

It speaks! She wasn't expecting that! Still, she listens and wags her tail at the haiku offered up by the little creature. Small but cute, she liked it. This is relayed by a few licks to the little Porogun's face.

[sleepysloth99]

Posting my Silent Hill 2 OC

Content warnings: SA mentioned, terminally ill loved one, emotional abuse, mental abuse, internalized homophobia, mental illness, suicide mentioned, sexuality mentioned but not nsfw, emotional incest/parentification (this oc is just venting😭)

Sorry it sucks, I'm no artist. Her name is Juda Toda and she's 18 years old. Here is the info:

Character Background:

Freshly cut hair and just graduated high school, Juda took a bus out of town to meet some friends for a weekend getaway in Silent Hill before college. But when a cold rain storm rolls in, bonfires and awkward small talk get waylaid.

Personality:

Empathetic

Stubborn

Mature/Adultified

Bubbly

Gloomy

Friendly

Distant

Outgoing

Self-aware

Intelligent

Cautious

Weapons & Skills:

Hand-to-hand combat-She has been a kickboxer since she was 14 and could deal some damage.

Slingshot-Carrying rocks will provide ammo, but weigh her down and make some noise. Good for long range.

Foldable knife-Good for close range, but dull.

Analysis-Frequently analyzes surroundings, situations, dynamics, and symbols, making her a smart person to have on a team as she comes up with out of the box solutions or ideas.

Inventory:

Earbuds-Juda has ADHD and Generalized Anxiety Disorder. She found that looping certain songs calm her down when she is anxious, overstimulated, or upset as long as the song has a repetitive structure, constant instrument in the background, and harmonized or softly sang. This is why her soundtrack tracks that loop during scenes when she's distressed.

Pen & Book-As the story progresses, her journal will be updated. Haikus and diary entries are used to convey her thoughts or emotions. Her pen is a fine needlepoint.

Foldable knife-Inherited from her late grandfather..... they were close.

Condoms-Gifted to her by a friend as a prank to "commemorate your womanhood" and with the hopes of Juda "scoring."

Relationships:

James: She met him at an intersection, and the two teamed up. While she does find him attractive, she never acts on it as she is well aware of how unethical and inappropriate it would be. The two relate to each other due to the mutual trauma of a terminally ill loved one. James with Mary and Juda with her grandpa. She doesn't trust him a lot since he's a much older man alone with her, but she figured she has no other choice. Juda is more than willing to attack if he were to try anything. She never truly rests when he is around. Juda eventually concludes that the two aren't so different, including with their shame towards their sexuality. When she finds out the truth, she condemns him for murdering Mary and distances herself with the suggestion that he turns himself in.

Angela: The two had a few encounters together and could relate to each other on a surface level. Both are victims of sexual assault except Juda's case was a girl slightly older than her as a child. By the time Juda met James a second time, Angela was gone.

Eddie: Acquaintances who met a few times, but Juda kept her distance since he "seemed off."

Maria: Initially, Juda didn't see her and thought James was either Schizophrenic or on drugs when he talked about Maria or talked to her in front of Juda. But then she saw the woman after entering Heaven's Night. Juda is flustered and attracted to Maria but wary. Over time, she warms up and starts to sympathize with Maria as she realizes Maria symbolizes her femininity, desires to embrace it, internalized misogny from long ago, and internalized homophobia.

Laura: Juda tries time and time again to take Laura under her wing to guide her or provide some sort of mother figure. These attempts are fruitless as Laura frequently insults her or runs away. Regardless, Juda tries and even offers to take Laura to the bus that took her to the town.

Gajida (OC): This is her father, and they are complicated. Juda loves him and vice versa, but Gajida has proven time and time again to be a poor parent. He expresses most of his love through emotional manipulation in fear of his favorite child leaving him. He hates to be alone and blurred the lines between a parental relationship and spousification. He is deeply stubborn and in denial of inflicting trauma onto Juda. He adultified her, making her care for her grandparents while he pushed them away. Juda resented him the day he laughed at her input as a child to treat his parents better because "you don't know what you have until it's gone." Her resentment grew over the years as grandpa grew sicker, and grandma grew more depressed while Gajida didn't step up. Eventually, his wife (her stepmom) pushed Juda out of the family by demonizing her mental illness and weaponizing her brothers while her father enabled her and didn't stick up for Juda. This deeply hurt Juda and made her suicidal with her attempting it at 14 years old due to her father's emotional abuse and her stepmom's influence. The two run into each other in Silent Hill, and it's up to the two to leave together and grow or go separate ways.... even if Juda has to cut ties. Gajida could see Maria, too, as she symbolizes his lust and infidelity.

Endings:

Sang Bu Sang Jo (To Give and Take)-To get this ending, Juda and Gajida must interact frequently, Gajida has to listen to James's intervention, contribute to solving puzzles, and James dies. Gajida has to read the locked books in the library as they are all actual things written by Juda in the past, he has to let Juda run away from the monster without him, he has to talk Juda with empathy, and lastly, take the therapist's and lawyer's phone numbers. The two will leave together with the promise of Gajida taking accountability for his actions and getting therapy with Gajida considering divorce. This is the true ending.

Ju Go Bat Da (To Give and Receive)-To get this ending, James must be ignored by Gajida or not intervene during their run-in, Gajida must not contribute, he has to read only the letters Juda wrote to him on his birthday and Father's Day, he has to stop Juda from running away, he has to ignore, dismiss, deny, or yell at Juda when she expresses concerns, and he has to leave without the lawyer and therapist's information. From there, the two leave together with Juda quietly sitting and Gajida feeling happy but not satisfied. This is the second worst ending for Juda.

Bajo El Cielo (Out Beneath The Sky)-To get this, James has to intervene Gajida and either be abandoned or he dies, Juda has to interact with Gajida as little as possible, actively shut him down during fights, lock Gajida in the cell and toss the key in the corner, must defeat her Mistress Mass Monster single-handedly, come to terms with her sexuality in Heaven's Night by staring at the posters and films, and keep to herself by limiting interactions with Eddie, Angela, and Gajida, but interact frequently with Maria, Laura, and James. Maria is the most important person for this ending. This is the best ending for Juda without her father.

¿Ahora qué? (What Now?)-To get this ending, Juda has to stay with James after finding out the truth, she has to shout at Laura to scare her away, she has to lock her father and throw the key far from his grasp, she has to deny Maria's existence. In the end, she will leave with James expressing remorse and will take a bus only to come back to Silent Hill. This is the worst possible ending for Juda.

Trivia (This could be updated at any given time(

Juda is mixed with Korean and Puerto Rican. Her name translated means "Give All."

Gajida's name translated means "Take" and the last name "Toda" means "all." The two's names together would literally mean: "Give All, Take All."

[instruth]

Hi, I am pleased to share the comments of readers—that I compiled today in presentation of the literary talents of my friends, many of whom are great poets themselves.

Thank you for your efforts in making time to give your precious and priceless testimonies—that I truly appreciate

Cheers and Blessings

J. P. Lee

(29 April 2025)

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1 It’s A Holidays

“You're doing an incredible job of bringing this story to life! Keep shining your light and inspiring us with your creativity! ✅

- Ng Har Chai, 26/04/25

2/ The Road Perseverance Must Take Alone

“Holding on to hope and perseverance is what gets us through tough times. Beautifully written! ❤. LOVE IT!”

- Ng Har Chai, 27/04/25

3/ A Deadly Battle With Haiku

“Diving into the world of haibun, this reversed haibun is a unique and captivating read. The imagery is vivid and immersive, drawing the reader into the heart of the battle. The use of haiku adds a layer of depth and emotion to the prose, creating a sense of tension and urgency. Well done! 👏” - Ng Har Chai, 26/04/25

4/ The Road Perseverance Must Take Alone

“Awesome ...Beautifully written 🌷💥🌷”

- Janice Fisher, 27/04/2025

5/

“Finding inspiration in your words is amazing. Keep sharing your gift with the world!” — Ng Har Chai, 25/04/25

6/

“Awesome 💗” —Janice Fisher, 28/04/25

7/ The Road Perseverance Must Take

“A wonderful job, Charlie! Your writing is engaging and insightful. Keep up the fantastic work!” -Ng Har Char,28/04/25

8/ Two’s A Company

“Rays of sunshine in every line. Your words are truly a gift. The imagery is vivid, the message is clear, and the rhythm is infectious. I'm so grateful for your talent.” - Ng Zhar Chai, 28/04/25

9/ Two’s A Company

“Beautifully written! You're a champion of words 🎯” - Ng Har Chai, 28/04/25

10/ it’s a Holiday

“Now this is what I call a holiday vibe! Keep it up!” - Ng Har Chai

11/ It’s a Holiday

“Love it 💞 and precious photos 💞” -

Janice Fisher, 28/04.25

12/ The Road Perseverance Must Take

“Amazing !!! 💕💗🤗💞🌹💗” - Janice Fiisher, 28/04/25

13/ Twos a Company

“Beautifully written and photos awesome 💕⭐💕 - Janice Fisher, 28/04/26

14/ The Road Perseverance Must Take

“Love it 💞 and precious photos 💞 - Janice, 28/04/25

15/ A Luxurious Introduction

“beautiful; seems commemorative and blurs the lens twixt personal missive twixt souls and the more universal notions a reader gleans..” - To The Prose, 27/04/25

16/ Review: The Road Perseverance Must Take

“Awesome 💗” - Janice Fisher, 28/04/25

- Janice Fisher, 28/04/25

17/ Review: The Road Perseverance Must

“A wonderful job, Charlie! Your writing is engaging and insightful. Keep up the fantastic work!” - Ng Har Chai, 28/04/25

18/ Two’s A Company

“Lovely” - sidhu paullyn, 28/04/25

19/ Luxuious Introduction

“Just the right amount of hope and faith to get me through the tough times. 💖Respect!” - Ng Har Chai, /7/04/25

20/ Warrior Companions

“Great writing Johnny...” - Barry Plamondon, 28/04/25

21/ Warrior Companions

“Glad to see Persie and Pursue reunited, can't wait for the next episode! The storyline is getting more exciting with each episode. I love how the characters are developing and the themes of perseverance and celebration are woven throughout.” - Ng Har Chsi, 28/04/25

22/ with you in me—and I in you

“Still humming Holiday's song - it's such a catchy tune! Loved the whole episode, especially the singing and music scenes. Claps emoji” - Ng Har Chai, 29/04/25

23/ the Road Perseverance must take

“Finding perseverance in the face of adversity is truly inspiring. Focusing on the journey, not the destination, is a valuable lesson. 💖 RRSPECT- Ng Har Chai, 27/04/25

24/ Warrior Conpanions

“Awesome news! Congratulations to you! 🎉” - Ng Har Chai, 28/04/25

25/ Warrior Conpanions

“Beautifully written 💗 - Janice Fisher, 28/04/25

26/With you in me—and I in You

“Beautiful💗🌹💗 - Janice Fisher,29/04/25

27/ Warrior Companions

“Awesome !!! 💕🌹💕 - Janice Fisher, 28/04/25

28/ Review: From the Desk: Warrior Companions

“Ty, Johnny 💕🌹💗💞 - Ng Hai Chai

29/ Review: The Road Perseverance Must Take

“Magnificent💕 - Janice Fisher, 28/04/25

30/

“Sally Johnson - I ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ it !!!Memories are good they're lessons There's a lot of truth in those words.

31/

“Philip Mainge - I love your beautiful inner thoughts my dear friend, JohnnyJPLee”

32/

“Tulsi Shrestha- Haven't read such a meaningful and blissful poem throughout my life. Perfectly said, dear friend,melodic songs ensure and revive life in almost all creatures of the world. Announce,broadcast the presence of a living hope in the sounds of life. Those mystical and enigmatic words created delightful impulse of ripples inside my heart. A sense of reverence for Poetic Nobility inside you, Adorable Poetic Personality - Tulsi Shrestha “

33/

““Wow! Everyone's a poet. We have emotions! We know how to feel it and enjoy it. Once we know how to express our feelings in words with our natural expressions (it converts into poetic expressions by itself! ), we become Poets! So nice of you. A nice poem you have penned and posted here. Thank you. Have a nice day!🙏🌹👏☺️”

- Bakakrishnan KA (Write)

There are more. I cannot post all. Perhaps, another time. Thank you all forbyour generous contrubutions to my pages.

Cheers and Blessings.

J. P. Lee

29 April 2025

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[silverserpent]

Silly Game Time: In honor of 200 SGTs (huzzah!), I'd like to commemorate with something special to me ... HAIKU TIME!

If you're unfamiliar, haiku is an ancient form of unryhming poetry originating from Japan. It is very short, being only three lines long. The first line is 5 syllables, the second is 7 syllables, and the third is 5 syllables again. If a novel is like a movie, then a haiku is like a snapshot.

If you need a theme, consider "Autumn". The language can be very simple, or you can try to be more complex if you want. The only real rule for haiku is 5-7-5, and that's it. Here are two examples I composed (one simple, one complex) while thinking about today's SGT.

I wonder, maybe it'll rain later today ... Maybe I'll make tea ...

Bobbing bubbles make ephemeral floatillas. Rain fills the gutters.

Restless days and nights... I yearn for a quick ride in The salad spinner

Ever-so-bright screens... Nights made of boring wonder, Clock-signal heartbeats

This doubles as a preview for my trick-and-treat box :3

[tereox]

Silly Game Time: In honor of 200 SGTs (huzzah!), I'd like to commemorate with something special to me ... HAIKU TIME!

If you're unfamiliar, haiku is an ancient form of unryhming poetry originating from Japan. It is very short, being only three lines long. The first line is 5 syllables, the second is 7 syllables, and the third is 5 syllables again. If a novel is like a movie, then a haiku is like a snapshot.

If you need a theme, consider "Autumn". The language can be very simple, or you can try to be more complex if you want. The only real rule for haiku is 5-7-5, and that's it. Here are two examples I composed (one simple, one complex) while thinking about today's SGT.

I wonder, maybe it'll rain later today ... Maybe I'll make tea ...

Bobbing bubbles make ephemeral floatillas. Rain fills the gutters.

Yo, that's insanse!! That's so many silly game times, congratulations!!! :D

I generally prefer my poetry to have as little rules as possible (cause I'm abysmal at counting syllables and I will genuinely just forget) but Imma make an effort for this special occasion.

Many SGTs Fill the participants with joy, exuberance.

[markerofthemidnight]

Silly Game Time: In honor of 200 SGTs (huzzah!), I'd like to commemorate with something special to me ... HAIKU TIME!

If you're unfamiliar, haiku is an ancient form of unryhming poetry originating from Japan. It is very short, being only three lines long. The first line is 5 syllables, the second is 7 syllables, and the third is 5 syllables again. If a novel is like a movie, then a haiku is like a snapshot.

If you need a theme, consider "Autumn". The language can be very simple, or you can try to be more complex if you want. The only real rule for haiku is 5-7-5, and that's it. Here are two examples I composed (one simple, one complex) while thinking about today's SGT.

I wonder, maybe it'll rain later today ... Maybe I'll make tea ...

Bobbing bubbles make ephemeral floatillas. Rain fills the gutters.

Silly Game Time just reached

200?! Holy shit, that’s so cool!

Congratulations!

(And to think that would sound just like a normal sentence if not for the weird spacing. Seriously though, congrats.)

[naviarlab]

naviarhaiku526 – Turning around

Turning around, I see my shadow in the moonlight

by: Sumitaku Kenshin (Tr. Nakaoka Naomi & Kurose Hiroko)

The deadline for this challenge will coincide with the anniversary of Sumitaku Kenshin's death, so I thought it'd be appropriate to commemorate this remarkable poet with music from Naviar's community.

Sumitaku Kenshin was a haiku poet who practiced free-form haiku. He started writing poety after being diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia, and dedicated the last 2 years of his life to haiku, leaving 281 poems, mostly published by the free-form haiku magazine Kaishi.

Haiku by Sumitaku Kenshin

Picture by Marco Sebastiano Alessi

Join The Naviar Haiku Music Challenge

This haiku poem is part of the Naviar haiku music challenge, where artists are invited to make music in response to a weekly assigned haiku poem. Participation is free and there are no limitations in the songs’ length or genre.

You have seven days from the posting of this haiku to submit your track. For information on how to make a submission, visit the Naviar Haiku Music Challenge page.

Submission deadline: 7th February 2024

[emilyelizabethfowl]

everybody knows and loves that tumblr users play with jpegs like dolls, but i don't think we give enough credit to people who do the same with text. on what other site is blackout poetry so widespread? what other place celebrates typos with a fiery badge to commemorate them? where else could the haiku bot find so much love?

this whole post is a joke based on another post on here, one we may have seen before- i can't claim to repeat it verbatim, but it goes something like "his wife has filled his house with chintz, to keep it real, i fuck him on the floor" and without knowing that poem, this post loses its punchline, it becomes merely one of the hundreds of nonsensical posts that generate on here

and it's not the only time this happens. is making a reference to spiders georg or to the tiger that YES! escaped his cage, any different from referencing the childrens' hospital decor or apollo's dodgebal?

we love all mediums used on tumblr, we seamlessly (or with compression artifacts, whichever's funnier) blend them together and none of them are safe from becoming another of our beloved heirlooms

hey man thanks for inviting me over by the way. oh wow your house has a lot of chintz. yeah this place is just full of the stuff.

[verseandrhyme]

"MIIIIIIITAAAAMAAAA! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!"

And he screams at the lop of his lungs from the other end of the hall, the fast paced tap tap tap of his armored boots already a sign that he was approaching at a ridiculous speed, though with a huge smile plastered on his face. Just before he would've been able to knock her over, Lutz stopped on his tracks, puffed up his chest and handed her a gift.

"I got this for you! I wanted to buy you some ink for your haikus but the store was all outta them...but! When I was walkin' around the marketplace I found a bag of gold, and after findin' the owner turns out he was an amazing artist and he gave me this bottle of ink and fancy brush as reward!" He stated it plain and simple.

"Super Happy Birthday, Mitama!" Even Ace had an input, as he growled happily from...behind Mitama, the wyvern somehow able to approach without being noticed. "C'mon, we gotta commemorate in some way! And I know the perfect way!"

He points at a spot under a tree.

"You wanna commemorate it with a nap over there?" Though Lutz was the definition of a human battery, he by now understood that not all of his friends shared his nature- and that Mitama liked her naps. So, for her birthday, he'd give in.

Now this? This is what she expected.

She winces, but familiarity has given her practice. With eyes shut, Mitama takes a deep breath.

"Hello Lutz!"

...there. Just the once. She keeps her eyes on her approaching friend so that she may better ignore the looks that are now being sent her way as well. Though she braces for it, he does not come barrelling into her like she anticipates, and instead slides to a stop just in front of her to hold up a prize for her inspection.

"Oh wow, this is actually quite impressive." She takes them from him and holds the bottle of ink up to the light so she can inspect it. She cannot know if it will be suitable or not for her poetry until she tries it, but there are still plenty of other things ink can be used for. Knowing Lutz however, he likely found the perfect kind without even trying.

"I appreciate it, you did not need to go through such efforts for me-eek!" Ace blows another hot breath of air on the back of her neck that makes Mitama flinch and curl into herself, holding the gifts to her chest so that she does not drop them. When her heart calms, she looks back to the wyvern with a nervous smile. "Yes, thank you too Ace. You are both appreciated."

Commemorating what is essentially just another day feels like a silly indulgence. When he claims to have the perfect idea, she expects something dreadful like a flight around the school or scaling down the mountain or...something that no one except Lutz would survive.

He suggests a nap. Mitama cannot stop herself from laughing. Coming from him, it is a sweeter gesture than one might expect.

"I think I might be able to spare a bit of energy for some important company." Nothing too adventurous, but she might be able to bare a little. "No training though! And nothing outside the monastery! I do want to spend my birthday in some amount of peacefulness."

[sakuraoora]

BIRTHDAYS W/ ANEMO BOYS !

CHARACTERS INCLUDED: XIAO, VENTI, HEIZOU, KAZUHA, AETHER

WARNINGS: Fluff, cuddles & kisses, headcanons, short like all the anemo boys

NOTES: today’s my birthday, so I wanted to write something to commemorate the occasion! I hope you enjoy ;; this is the first piece I've written for a while because of writer's block, so I apologize if it’s not the greatest or the longest!

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Xiao —

“Huh? It’s your birthday? Well… here. Take this, it’s a butterfly I made that’s infused with adeptal energy. It should keep you safe… and by the way, happy birthday, (name) *shy smile*”

Doesn’t know what to do

He doesn’t do birthdays, not after what, 2000 years?

Makes you a small butterfly charm out of leaves that’s infused with adeptal energy

Make sure that you keep it on you at all times & promise that you’ll call out his name when you need him, or he’s gonna be nervous 24/7 (A/N: my precious traumatized emo boy <33)

Spends the day with you, making flower crowns out of qinxin <3

Venti —

“Happy birthday, (name)! I heard mortals these days bake cakes whenever it's their birthday or a loved one’s birthday, so I made you some apple cake! Although… I’m not the most experienced when it comes to baking so it turned out as a pie… *nervous laugh*”

Drags you to the Angels’ Share and plays a song for you in front of everyone

Heard that cakes are common for mortal birthdays, so he makes you an apple flavored cake (not, it’s really more like an apple pie LMAO)

That one embarrassing friend that tells everyone — even random strangers — that its your bday even if they didn’t ask

Lots of cuddles and kisses <3

Would totally make dvalin give you a ride on his back

Do you know the scene from aladdin in “a whole new world” where aladdin and jasmine fly over the city? Yeah that’s what i’m imagining venti would make dvalin do

Heizou —

“Oh? It’s your birthday? Well, that’s delightful! Why don’t we go and find an escape room? Wait no– here, let's go to Amakane Island– I’ll get Yoimiya to set up some fireworks! *grin*”

Had to resist locking you up in an escape room full of puzzles and gifts, but ultimately decided against it.

Makes time from his busy schedule to give you attention on your special day <3

HUGE FLIRT. Even more than usual.

Brings you to a cliffside to watch the waves + fireworks!!

(he’s also there because he’s investigating a group of treasure hoarders that he thinks will show up at the bottom of the cliff but you don’t need to know that because it might ruin your special day)

Kazuha —

“Oh? It’s your birthday? Well, happy birthday traveler. I hope this year is going to be a good year for you. I wrote a haiku for you, would you like to hear it?”

Writes a haiku for you!

“Sun and moon rejoice

Birds of dawn sing songs anew

Far from home, with you”

– Kazuha’s birthday voiceline

Brings you on an expedition to find cake for your birthday at liyue harbor

Probably has tried making the cake himself, but it didn’t turn out the best (and he’d only let you to have the best)

Once you’ve gotten the cake, the flavor being anything of your choosing, he’d take you to Guyun Stone Forest, on the very peak

Probably princess carries you up while boosting himself up with his vision

Watches the scenery with you for the rest of the day <3

Aether —

“Oh– today is your birthday? Well, happy birthday, (name). Would you care for a walk on Watatsumi Island with me?”

Seen a lot of different ways people celebrate birthdays!

Probably would bring you to Watatsumi Island!!

Brings you on a tour of the island if its your first time there

Watches the sunset with you, his hand wrapped around your shoulder

Would love to capture the moment with the kamera

(He’d keep the picture with him at all times… you’re just that special to him, yk?)

[soenchantingly]

Daddy Dearest.

A PERCY JACKSON STORY.

“Remember what I told you, buttercup! You need to concentrate on the light within you. I have a haiku to commemorate my visit—”

“That’s alright, Dad. Thank you,” I interrupted quickly, desperate to avoid the torture. Sure, I was a child of Apollo, but I had never quite inherited the poetry gene—and my father’s haikus were notoriously terrible.

Apollo, of course, ignored me. He cleared his throat, raised his hands with dramatic flair, and intoned: “Crying is okay, concentrate on your own light, shine bright like your dad.”

“Gee, thanks, Dad,” I muttered, not quite sure how to respond to that masterpiece.

━━━━

Alternatively: your father pays you a visit after the death of your mother.

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Additional note: So, spoiler warning (but I feel like I should mention this before you start reading); in this installment, the reader's mother passed away due to a mysterious illness. This seems a bit vague right now, but it will all become clear in the later installments.

you’ll find the story on my AO3, linked above :)  

[kazewhara]

Dearest Shiloh,

Happy birthday, my star, you who glows the brightest today. I'm delighted to be writing this message to you; this time, I've came prepared with a haiku unlike previously.. and I'd like you to know that you deserve so much more on your birthday, to commemorate such a moment. Please take care of yourself, too, and remember to enjoy yourself.

Underneath night sky,

Hands intertwined, stars hung high

To you, I gravitate.

- Kazuha.

as always, you take my breath away. thank you, my love. this means so much to me. a true poet, you are -- you're amazing.

i'll be sure to take care of myself; you remember to do so as well, yeah?

[justforbooks]

Giorgos or George Seferis, the pen name of Georgios Seferiades was born on March 13 1900. He was a Greek poet-diplomat. He was one of the most important Greek poets of the 20th century, and a Nobel laureate. He was a career diplomat in the Greek Foreign Service, culminating in his appointment as Ambassador to the UK, a post which he held from 1957 to 1962.

Seferis was born in Vourla near Smyrna in Asia Minor, Ottoman Empire (now İzmir, Turkey). His father, Stelios Seferiadis, was a lawyer, and later a professor at the University of Athens, as well as a poet and translator in his own right. He was also a staunch Venizelist and a supporter of the demotic Greek language over the formal, official language (katharevousa). Both of these attitudes influenced his son. In 1914 the family moved to Athens, where Seferis completed his secondary school education. He continued his studies in Paris from 1918 to 1925, studying law at the Sorbonne. While he was there, in September 1922, Smyrna/Izmir was taken by the Turkish Army after a two-year Greek military campaign on Anatolian soil. Many Greeks, including Seferis's family, fled from Asia Minor. Seferis would not visit Smyrna again until 1950; the sense of being an exile from his childhood home would inform much of Seferis's poetry, showing itself particularly in his interest in the story of Odysseus. Seferis was also greatly influenced by Kavafis, T. S. Eliot and Ezra Pound.

He returned to Athens in 1925 and was admitted to the Royal Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the following year. This was the beginning of a long and successful diplomatic career, during which he held posts in England (1931–1934) and Albania (1936–1938). He married Maria Zannou ('Maro') on April 10, 1941 on the eve of the German invasion of Greece. During the Second World War, Seferis accompanied the Free Greek Government in exile to Crete, Egypt, South Africa, and Italy, and returned to liberated Athens in 1944. He continued to serve in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and held diplomatic posts in Ankara, Turkey (1948–1950) and London (1951–1953). He was appointed minister to Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, and Iraq (1953–1956), and was Royal Greek Ambassador to the United Kingdom from 1957 to 1961, the last post before his retirement in Athens. Seferis received many honours and prizes, among them honorary doctoral degrees from the universities of Cambridge (1960), Oxford (1964), Thessaloniki (1964), and Princeton (1965).

In 1936, Seferis published a translation of T. S. Eliot's The Waste Land.

Seferis was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature "for his eminent lyrical writing, inspired by a deep feeling for the Hellenic world of culture." Seferis was the first Greek to receive the prize in 1963 (followed later by Odysseas Elytis, who became a Nobel laureate in 1979). But in his acceptance speech, Seferis chose rather to emphasise his own humanist philosophy, concluding: "When on his way to Thebes Oedipus encountered the Sphinx, his answer to its riddle was: 'Man'. That simple word destroyed the monster. We have many monsters to destroy. Let us think of the answer of Oedipus." While Seferis has sometimes been considered a nationalist poet, his 'Hellenism' had more to do with his identifying a unifying strand of humanism in the continuity of Greek culture and literature. The other five finalists for the prize that year were W. H. Auden, Pablo Neruda (1971 winner), Samuel Beckett (1969 winner), Yukio Mishima and Aksel Sandemose.

His house at Pangrati district of central Athens, just next to the Panathinaiko Stadium of Athens, still stands today at Agras Street.

There are commemorative blue plaques on two of his London homes – 51 Upper Brook Street, and at 7 Sloane Avenue.

In 1999, there was a dispute over the naming of a street in İzmir Yorgos Seferis Sokagi due to continuing ill-feeling over the Greco-Turkish War in the early 1920s.

In 2004, the band Sigmatropic released "16 Haiku & Other Stories," an album dedicated to and lyrically derived from Seferis's work. Vocalists included recording artists Laetitia Sadier, Alejandro Escovedo, Cat Power, and Robert Wyatt. Seferis's famous stanza from Mythistorema was featured in the Opening Ceremony of the 2004 Athens Olympic Games:

I woke with this marble head in my hands; It exhausts my elbows and I don't know where to put it down. It was falling into the dream as I was coming out of the dream. So our life became one and it will be very difficult for it to separate again.

Stephen King quotes several of Seferis's poems in epigraphs to his 1975 novel Salem's Lot.

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INKED

In an alternate universe where the name of 'The One' is inked in your body, will you follow fate's decree, or will you go against it and find your own happy ending?

Disclaimer: This story is based on Dear My Name, a web drama I found in Youtube. Characters in this story are based on my imagination and has nothing to do with the drama. I only borrowed the concept of having the name of your soulmate engraved in your body.

I also don’t know if this counts as a fan fiction since I named the main characters after my first bias in Kpop (Luhan) and my first anime crush (Syaoran). Yes, I suck at naming my characters so I end up borrowing their names instead.

I haven't been writing lately and this is probably the first story I have written in 5 years so please bear with me. Just wanted to share it here to commemorate me writing something longer than a haiku after 5 years.