The Randomness of Life Chapter 73 for a "Little Drabble Do Ya" Section VII challenge

[mrua7.livejournal.com]

                 

A little break from Christmas today with a triple drabble...

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Prompted by:  Haikus by Yosa Buson (1716 ~ 1783)

Dawn --

Fish the cormorants haven't caught

Swimming in the shallows.

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Napoleon dragged himself out of the water, feeling the fish swimming around his bare ankles.  He looked about in a daze, as the boat he and his partner were in moments ago burned in the dim light.

They had leapt free just before the explosion. Fuel ignited on the surface of the river, sending black smoke into the air along with bits of debris.

He scanned the shoreline, looking for Illya. There was no sign of him.

“Illya,” Napoleon called out.

A cough and a sputter among the reeds gave him his answer and a sigh of relief.

Still, a cormorant dove to feed...

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In seasonal rain

along a nameless river

fear too has no name

A heavy rain began to fall as Illya pulled himself out of the muck along the shoreline, turning to watch as the downfall helped extinguish the wreckage of their boat.

“You okay tovarisch,” Napoleon called out.

“As best as can be expected, under the circumstances.”

“Got lucky again didn’t we chum?”

“Luck for you, skill for me,” the Russian fearlessly laughed.

“Always the smart-mouth aren’t you?”

“But of course...” Illya snickered.

In the midst of a muddy face, a toothy grin appeared.

“I will be back.”

A flash of lightning!

The sound of drops

Falling among the bamboos

Napoleon could hear the sounds of the approaching vehicles. He had nowhere left to run and felt trapped like a stinking rat by Chinese troops.

Where was Illya? He’d disappeard, but he spoke the language and might argue him out of this one.

Solo heard what they did to American agents...

He wiped the rain from his face, raising his hands.

Caught in their spotlights; a flash of lightning made him shiver.

Where was the Solo luck?

Note: this was one of the inspirations for my long story:

“China Beach” https://www.fanfiction.net/s/9469680/1/China-Beach

Comments

[mrua7.livejournal.com]

Thanks! It captrued the gentleness of the haiku, juxtaposed with the tensness of the situation. Glad you liked it!

[laurose8.livejournal.com]

I sent a couple of e-mail-lets earlier. I should have just dropped a note here, giving the link

http://www.thegeekzodiac.com/

which I hope gives you fun.