InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ 30 Shards of Jaken ❯ Fate and Little Youkai ( Chapter 21 )

[ T - Teen: Not suitable for readers under 13 ]

Theme: Fate

Genre: Poetry

Rating: K

A/N: The first poem is a nonet, which consists of nine lines. The first line starts with nine syllables and descends to one syllable in the last line. Since it's short, and I don't want you readers feeling gipped, below it is a separate poem not written for the 30shards themes. It is an acrostic poem, meaning the first letter of each line spells out a word or phrase.

Fate

Was it Fate that brought Jaken to this place?

A vassal to a mighty lord,

And caretaker to a girl

And a once lonely boy.

Or was it simply,

As in his heart

Love blossomed,

Friendship

Grew?

Little Youkai

Louder than his stature suggests, he screams,

Irate, as the little girl ignores his calls,

Trailing off into the dark wilderness.

Traipsing after her on squat

Legs, he worries how his lord will

Eviscerate him if any

Youkai should harm her.

Over a hill, he follows her tracks,

Underneath the arms of trees, trusting

Karma to reward him for his vigilance.

Arriving by her side at the edge of a lake, he

Is pacified to see her safe by the still waters.