WHEN THE HUNTER BECOMES THE HUNTED
a vast dense jungle . . .
lion scouts for the weakest deer
silent paws turn fierce
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a skilled hunter fool . . .
silences jungle king’s roar
his own dark pride roared
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not a moment later . . .
king’s pride dawned upon hunter
tat! pride preyed on pride
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a man is weakest
when he is self-conscious
of his own darned pride
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Black and White Heart 
Marvelous and well said!! Surely a ‘hunter fool’ and ‘dark pride roared’.
Loved the role change taking place!!
Thank you very much, Ma’m. Its nice to see you here again. Keep writing 🙂
There is a whole story in there.
Nicely written. 🙂
Thank you, the guy in the hat!! 😀 🙂
Brilliant set! I especially liked “his own dark pride roared”
Thank you very much 🙂 And I really appreciate you stopping by, reading each of my haiku and letting me know how you felt. It is so encouraging. 🙂 Thank you so much!!
I love the way you write haiku so effortlessly and your language! Poor hunter :((( Ah, survival does not come cheap and easy!! Exquisite set…Kudos!
Yes, true, survival doesn’t come easy. Thank you very much, Ma’m. 🙂
The hunter becomes the hunted. Good ones.
Thank you, Alice 🙂
that pride… we all know the feeling!
yes, indeed. Thank you for stopping by, Adriana.
Pride can be a weakness even in a king!
So very true. It is so in its nature that it blinds the mind. Thanks for stopping by 🙂
“..pride preyed on pride”, great line! 🙂
Thank you very much, Claudia 🙂
Just awesome..loved the entire haiku 🙂
Thank you very much, Kislaya 🙂
The concrete jungle or the green – both species fight for survival – truly lovely Haiku.
true! and Thank you, Ramblingfromamum 🙂
The last one is so true … superbly penned Sir 🙂
Thank you! But ‘sir’? I am only 21! :O 😉
Liked all the haikus. Beautifully woven.
Thank you, Neelam:)
The weakest always seem to get the worst end of life’s deals!
Hunter
Yes. Sadly, yes. But those who chose to be weak(metaphorically) MUST get the worst. But very often, they don’t. In this story though, I made them get it. Because I always felt for the naturally weak people who, as you said, seem to get the worst. When god doesn’t do right, we must. I did it with a story. Thank you for reading! 🙂
I love Haikus and lions!
Great! Hope you enjoyed my haiku about lion then! 🙂 Thanks for reading 🙂
The last one is so true.
It is, isn’t it! 🙂
Now this is what I call a Haiku! Brilliant. Each was one story in self! Loved the first 3 lines.
Keep up the great work!
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I am very glad you liked it. Thanks you for the appreciation! 🙂
Good work! Good luck for the rest of the challenge!
Thank you! And if you are writing, good luck to you too! 🙂
Love the word play here. Very clever:)
Thank you very much, Tigerbrite 🙂
Yes! The prompt itself felt menacing. I like what you did very much.
indeed, the prompt is menacing! Thank you, Maggie 🙂