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Richard Auriga
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he/him • bard • believer • blogger

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Read the tale of a great warrior, Gringlock the Schlee!

Times of Candlelight, an ongoing tanka saga, tells stories of grandeur, warriors, and heroes of mythic renown.

Thanks for reading 🤲🏽📖

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Gringlock the Schlee
There once was a man aptly named Gringlock the Schlee— a great warrior. He was blind in his left eye, with blue war paint on his face. When ...
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basket of elfroot
carried home for brave healers
tending the crossroads

#senryu
January 25, 2026 at 10:20 PM
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As willow bends
to kiss the
river’s face,
My soul inclines
to thee, its
water’s grace.

#vss365
January 21, 2026 at 11:24 AM
an ancient story
sword of justice cutting through
the fool’s web of lies

#SenryuSunday
January 25, 2026 at 7:08 PM
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and still somehow birdsong
#SenryuSunday #senryu #oneline
January 25, 2026 at 5:55 PM
Read the tale of a great warrior, Gringlock the Schlee!

Times of Candlelight, an ongoing tanka saga, tells stories of grandeur, warriors, and heroes of mythic renown.

Thanks for reading 🤲🏽📖

tomesofcandlelight.blogspot.com/2026/01/grin...
Gringlock the Schlee
There once was a man aptly named Gringlock the Schlee— a great warrior. He was blind in his left eye, with blue war paint on his face. When ...
tomesofcandlelight.blogspot.com
January 22, 2026 at 2:19 PM
the Maker’s children recall the ages
lost in the darkness of abandonment
scattered solitary singing of chants
in the grace of blight-bearing warriors

once the high dragon’s reign seemed absolute
once the whispers of old gods frightened us
never again–secrets step into light
January 20, 2026 at 8:41 PM
Perhaps a trade of scarlet blood-tipped blades

For the many golden years awaiting

War a vehement storm with no calm eye

Truth exists beyond pointless debating

#iambicpentameter
January 20, 2026 at 4:53 AM
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This is what happens when you miss #caturday 🥺😓
January 18, 2026 at 3:18 PM
twenty twenty six
hindsight in a single dice
thrown into the wind

#SenryuSunday
January 18, 2026 at 3:35 PM
A new adventure begins deep in the wonder of winter.

Tomes of Candlelight is a new tanka saga that begins with the family of Fynlar, a prodigy of magic. But his early prowess may sooner divide his family rather than save it.

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Tomes of Candlelight
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January 15, 2026 at 2:34 PM
When the thought of bone chilling ice rises

Hearts relate to the fleeing Qunari

Somewhere beyond burning fields and dry lakes

Freedom, true freedom, must exist somewhere

#iambicpentameter
January 13, 2026 at 8:37 PM
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fresh cut grass
I position my hands
for a cartwheel
#SenryuSunday #senryu #DailyHaikuPrompt
January 11, 2026 at 2:47 PM
the road is silent
waiting for the light to turn
a horn symphony

#SenryuSunday
January 11, 2026 at 4:33 PM
spotlight in darkness
antidotes for loneliness
open heart and mind

#SenryuSunday
January 4, 2026 at 5:32 AM
rising from the ground
hope begins to bloom again
in two open eyes

#SenryuSunday
December 28, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Reposted by Richard Auriga
early winter
a branch crackles under
the bear’s weight
#DailyHaikuPrompt #HaikuFeels #haiku
December 28, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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fighting over scraps
the last rats still clinging
to a sinking ship
#vss365 #SenryuSunday #senryu
December 21, 2025 at 2:46 PM
iron in the forge
the patience of a blacksmith
working at midnight

#SenryuSunday
December 21, 2025 at 3:42 PM
modern day chainmail
layers of cloth and zippers
to brave the winter

#SenryuSunday
November 30, 2025 at 12:21 PM
superhuman love
one single mother of five
shares onigiri

#SenryuSunday
November 23, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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transatlantic flight
my swift reentry into
the twilight zone
#senryu
November 22, 2025 at 9:28 PM
“Freedom Friday: An Ode to Greta Thunberg”

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Feel free to come aboard the flotilla
for the future of this Friday climate.
Epicenter of the Greta effect–
ripples crack the roads just like a trident.
November 22, 2025 at 3:48 AM
Our will refreshed upon a racing stream

The sunken hearts rise to a waking dream

#iambicpentameter
November 21, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Oscillating chords
of an old traveler’s lute
shaping history

#senryu
November 21, 2025 at 3:59 AM
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#haikufeels writhe

garter snake writhes all pain his pleasure
October 31, 2025 at 4:08 PM