Haiku Chase -- based on Generals of Napoleon (1) - DUROC - “The shadow of the Emperor” by @herverisson

First off, what is a haiku chase?

A haiku chase is a series of haiku that take their first line from the last line of the haiku preceding it. You may play this game “solitaire” or with partners riffing on each other.

This example shows

how a haiku chase functions 

it is not that hard

it is not that hard

to fall in love with zebras 

sporting God’s bar code

sporting God’s bar code

I happily chew my cud 

adorning the veldt

Get the idea? If you were to continue the chase, your first line would be “adorning the veldt."   

With that said...   

I have been enjoying @herverisson’s series on Napoleon’s generals.

Just for fun, here is a haiku chase based on the first of series, Generals of Napoleon (1) - DUROC - “The shadow of the Emperor”. 

(Psst – If you hurry, you can go over and upvote the original post before the 30-day iron door closes. Seriously, long tail anyone? Discovering classics later in life and rewarding the creators? Topic for another post.)

General Duroc

General Duroc 

Bonaparte’s major domo 

loyal to the end   

loyal to the end 

Napoleon’s body man 

struck down at Bautzen   

struck down at Bautzen 

taking with him memories 

fleeting victories

How about you? 

Reply with your haiku chases here. Or create your own and share a link in replies.