sijo - The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse : Death

The Pale Horse.

image by dsnake1,
generated on a game console with SoulCalibur V



sijo - The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse : Death


ah, is there a chill down your spine
and no words escape of your mouth?

wrap in my dark shroud then and
lower thyself into the stygian waters.

no one sees me and expects to return,
take this as a new journey.


2014
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SoulCalibur V is a copyrighted video game published by Namco Bandai Games.

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Strawbs - New World

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sijo - The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse : Famine

The Black Horse.

image by dsnake1,
generated on a game console with SoulCalibur V



sijo - The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse : Famine



the ones with the means have so foolishly feed me
but i cannot get fat

instead the bellies of the children are bloated
their ribs poked at skin

eyes blank as wasteland their spirits cracked
as the ground at their feet.


2014
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SoulCalibur V is a copyrighted video game published by Namco Bandai Games.

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As many as 828 million people were affected by hunger in 2021.
- UN WHO Report

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sijo - The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse : War

The Red Horse.

image by dsnake1,
generated on a game console with SoulCalibur V



sijo - The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse : War


you ask how many battles i have fought?
Masada, Nagashino, Inchon

soon the names will mean nothing,
it is all senseless slaughter

weary will be me, my blood-stained blade
goes to another battle.


2014
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SoulCalibur V is a copyrighted video game published by Namco Bandai Games.

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Ride of the Valkyries (Apocalypse Now version)

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sijo - The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse : Pestilence

The White Horse.

image by dsnake1
generated on game console with SoulCalibur V



sijo - The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse : Pestilence


they know me by many names
but i only want them to know fear

for the gifts my minions bring
burn like fire, multiple like locusts

what is the black plague then
when i have new terrors to unleash?


2014
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SoulCalibur V is a copyrighted video game published by Namco Bandai Games.

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BAND-MAID - The Dragon Cries

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poetry lesson #4

The broken heart is there but still the words would not come...

pencil sketch by dsnake1


poetry lesson #4


the humid air hangs with
                 distractions
how to write a poem now
                 any poem.
and there are other nudges.
why, i just made my video hitman
drove all over the seedy town
then to take out a mob boss,
it was messy but the job was done.
             and i just realised
all my rock heroes
are now dead or old men,
their beards fashionable
             but grey,
and now the guitars have
             been passed to
five pretty Japanese girls
in maid outfits
to save rock.
it's sick!

and that poem
is still nowhere around
so i poured myself
a glass of wine (yes, wine now)
and send my hitman out again
to look for UFO parts.

and that poem?
the lady vocalist in
the youtube video
her gestures, her face,
                  her moles
reminds me of someone
i missed dearly.
i hit the replay button,
i feel like crying

and so
the poem will wait.


16/09/2020
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BAND-MAID - Wonderland

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Haiga inspired by a video game

Last year, I wrote a series of haiga inspired by a video game, Grand Theft Auto V, at my other blog. The images were all screen captures from the game using a game console. It was pretty fun doing the project, sometimes the words just popped out, like right on the screen.

If you look beyond the gore, the bad language (the f*** word is in almost every line) and that you are playing the roles of 3 very psychopathic "heroes", it is a very good game. Perhaps you do not understand what I am talking? Never mind. Enjoy the haiga. ☮



haiga inspired by a video game

the flies have left
the blood has dried on the linoleum

thunderhead over rooftops -
my heart
heavy again.

the end
of another day.
a million murmurs

on the wind your name

shuffling feet
the night shift clocks in





__________ ☢ __________

Click on the image for a larger view.
If you want to see the whole nine yards (12 haiga) click here.


All images by dsnake1 generated by a game console using a game disc and edited by PaintShop Pro software.

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"I'm still alive, in case you're wondering."
-- Michael de Santa, one of the protagonist in the game


Grand Theft Auto V is a copyrighted video game developed and published by Rockstar Games.

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© cheong lee san ( dsnake1 ) 2018