Lethal Balletic Duel
Dark rain dripping
hands and feet poised ready
as danger appears
Two Kung Fu masters ~ trouble eye to eye
There would be no peace ~ the tension was high
Each one knew that their Kung Fu was the best
This deadly duel was the ultimate test
The earth gravitates
heat waves forming within a soul
Those watching could not see what each one thought
In this Art of War ~ composure was sought
Each knew that one move could bring their demise
Lightning strikes ~ deadly blows ~ such cloudy skies
Butterfly feet lifts
shaping sharpening soul daggers
whizz forward
Stalking in a circle ~ slow did they move
Gazes locked ~ hands cocked ~ this battle would prove
Who's fist style was the best ~ skills they did not lack
One said "Enough!" ~ he then launched his attack
Fist on flesh
electric luster crackles a visceral snarl
His hands and feet became punches and kicks
Vicious techniques in the rain did he pick
The attacked moved with grace out of harm's way
Within striking distance ~ response without delay
Phantom lightning strikes
circle within a circle
souls become blades
Raining hammers ~ the attacker felt the blows
So many angles ~ some struck high ~ some low
The one attacked moved in circles ~ here and there
The attacker was lost ~ his target seemed everywhere
What appeared aimless
was actually a glazed cover
Witnessed by all ~ the one attacked lost "her" hat
Long hair cascaded to "her" shoulders ~ all were staring at
A Kung Fu "Masteress" ~ they were taken by surprise
The attacker defeated by "she" ~ in a man's disguise
Lips curling one side
a demure little maiden
fixing eyes on him
A lesson was learned ~ never under estimate
It affects the outcome ~ it affects one's fate
........................
A Collaborated Poem with Walter T. Ashe
This poem was written in Renga-Quatrain style, ending with a couplet. It was inspired by the action movie 'The Grandmaster'.
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