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Tanka (The Crucible of Angels)

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heaven,
the crucible
of angels—

      only the strong
      may bear the light . . .
Critique Closed Stamp by akrasiel → comments welcome; critique not desired at this time

For :iconthe-haiku-club:'s 2015 Lantern Festival. I think I've actually managed to include three of the four prompts in this piece: light, of course, but also (with the crucible and its connection to Jungian psychology/spiritual alchemy) fire and persistence. There's definitely a specific allusion or reference to something deeper in this poem, but I don't know if I'd go so far as to call it a riddle, since it seems fairly obvious to me.

Although I release many of my works under Creative Commons licenses, I have chosen not to do so with this piece. All rights reserved.

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In addition to the prompt mentioned above, this was also inspired by Ikarusthefirst's Burning Sky (and can be found accompanying it in his gallery):

Burning Sky by Ikarusthefirst

Emmi is a wonderful photographer and a wonderful person, so please click through above to check out this photo and then stay a while to explore his gallery further. You won't be disappointed! :)
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Accepted for the Haiku Club's 2015 Lantern Festival!  Make sure to check out the other entries and browse our Global Saijiki.  

Good luck and consider participating in our other active events. =D


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