Bridegroom married at a funeral.

Fangs extract red gore
Bullet skims the werewolf's pelt
These costumes our play
Black turtle neck black trench coat
Bridegroom's wholeness made complete


This is a tanka whereas a haiku is 5,7, then 5 syllables. A tanka is 5,7,5 then 7 and 7 syllables.

King, nice!  
I like these Japanese styles of expression

I used to be pretty good a Haiku. Never explored the other Japanese forms. They're very zen in their forced simplicity yet can say a heck of a lot in a very few words.

Thank you. I love these types of poems. It's as if they're a puzzle to figure out. A zen koan in the making.