Wendigo

[weaselpop]

Wendigo

eats: moss, frogs, people, mushrooms
it’s cunning and quick
heart of ice (must burn when killed)
snowshoe prints
doesn’t speak (can’t or won’t)
whistles
sometimes wants to be killed
anorexic and nauseous
sent mad by the north
the cold and the snow
tall trees and hills
short days
long rivers

sent mad by the North
once man once sane
now whistling
if you hear its whistle
do not let it bite you
do not die mad and unblessed
most importantly try your utmost
to resist tasting
human flesh
steer clear of the more malicious kind of shaman

[rambleON]

now, i'm liking this style a lot.:p

[weaselpop]

yeah? What do you think about the capital "N" in North? Couldn't make up my mind to use capitals for both Norths, or neither, or if just one which one? There's logic behind my decision, but I don't know if it was the right logic.

Oh, and anyone who wants to reply, reactions? Feedback? Have you heard of a Wendigo before?

[rambleON]

Wendigo

eats: moss, frogs, people, mushrooms
it’s cunning and quick
heart of ice (must burn when killed)
snowshoe prints
doesn’t speak (can’t or won’t)
whistles
sometimes wants to be killed
anorexic and nauseous
sent mad by the north
the cold and the snow
tall trees and hills
short days
long rivers

sent mad by the North
once man once sane
now whistling
if you hear its whistle
do not let it bite you
do not die mad and unblessed
most importantly try your utmost
to resist tasting
human flesh
steer clear of the more malicious kind of shaman


whelp, in the first stanza i think the northern environment made him made...because of the lower case

in the 2nd, i believe that the north physically sent him...because of the capital n.


overall i like what you did with the interchanging of random words, but held it together so sense could be made. that's why i liked it.

as for the content of it, sure it works out ok.

[weaselpop]

cheers... wasn't sure if it makes sense, especially as nobody where I live would have heard of a wendigo. and if anyone asks, I'm using your explanation for the n/N... so much better than mine

[rambleON]

cheers... wasn't sure if it makes sense, especially as nobody where I live would have heard of a wendigo. and if anyone asks, I'm using your explanation for the n/N... so much better than mine


why don't you enlighten us then.