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Haiku/Senryu Compilation
Icy lacy frost
blankets Holly bush and tree,
Graces berry feast.
Sky Art (Colour) Haiku
Crimson wisps blood-stain
azure's fading sky to paint
dusk's art at sunset.
Tall Order (Animal) Haiku
Legs all sprawled askew.
Yards of neck enmeshed in thorn.
Delicate giraffe.
Despair (Emotion) Senryu
Anguish, held too long.
Wracking sobs and flowing tears.
Eyes implore. Arms fall.
Today (Open Choice) Senryu
Baby born today.
Text said: "Girl, black hair. All well!"
Could be monkey too.
I Am. (Tanka)
Set me a challenge.
Give me a reason to know
something that I don't.
When I can master it once,
Then I'll show you who I am
About this poem:
Senryu is a Japanese form of short poetry similar to haiku in construction: three lines with 17 or fewer morae (or on) in total. However, senryu tend to be about human foibles while haiku tend to be about nature, and senryu are often cynical or darkly humorous while haiku are more serious. Unlike haiku, senryu do not include a kireji or verbal caesura (cutting word), and do not generally include a kigo, or seasonal word.It is often said that both haiku and senryu can be funny, but that if it’s funny, it’s probably senryu. Both haiku and senryu can be about nature, but if it’s about nature, it’s probably a haiku. In addition, both haiku and senryu can be about nature or human nature. Both haiku and senryu can be serious or humorous/satirical. A serious poem about nature is certainly a haiku. And a funny/satirical poem about human nature is certainly a senryu.
Tanka consist of five units (often treated as separate lines when transliterated or translated), usually with the following mora pattern: 5-7-5-7-7.
The 5-7-5 is called the kami-no-ku (“upper phrase”), and the 7-7 is called the shimo-no-ku (“lower phrase”).
Kiwi Loss
Lifeless blossoms tinged dark red
Hearts around world bleed
About this poem:
Written in sympathy for the 50 who were mercilessly gunned down and for their friends, families and fellow New Zealanders who suffer these overwhelming losses. Such terrorist acts are an attack against all who hold peace and each other within loving hearts. May our communities find or construct avenues to reclaim civility and health.
Spring Mix
Elevate through sweats and ache
Spring arrived to awake
A drop of sunshine
Is brewing in bubbling brine
Dandelion wine
A school of sardines
Swam in sync into a tin
Sardines of my dreams
About this poem:
Inspired by spring
THE DIVER
into your ocean -
oyster
About this poem:
world of alice: walrus and the oystersHAIKU SPRING
Courtships and squabbles songs cease
Evening regains peace
About this poem:
Natures circle
online today!The Sound Of Silence
permeating all others
the sound of silence
About this poem:
Simon and Garfunkel's "The Sounds of Silence" was, and remains, my favourite song of all time. I spent many hours listening to it.Silence is the canvas on which all sounds are painted.
I have tried to capture its essence with this haiku.
I am not sure how others will respond to it but it is deeply personal to me.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jqn9SKYAgY
Some of their other great hits are shown on the same youtube page.
a cactus flower
even snow flakes could not destruct the beauty
of the white petals between thorns
About this poem:
beautyBreak-up
And silence invaded space
Between you and me.
House feels empty
What we shared burned out
Without fire
About this poem:
Wintery weather occasionally stirs up sadnessA rowdy ride
One more year took a spin
To start new again
Hop on the last train
En route to new adventures
Take a rowdy ride!
About this poem:
Happy New Year to the poetry page folk!
Awoken
Earth all over will shatter
My heart awakens
Refreshing is love
Sweet as gentle summer rain
Now washes the world
Stand back unafraid
Greatness now is glorious
Love conquers evil
Visions of the future
Dance around inside my head
Wisemen once foretold
The Resurrection
The next coming attraction
Theaters near you
Beware and be warned
The moment is getting close
Closer than you think
About this poem:
Haiku style influenced prophesy of the second coming of Christ. Why not? Watch out Godzilla, here's comes JC !! :)Poems entered on these pages are copyrighted by the authors who entered them. They cannot be reproduced without the author's written consent. © Copyright 2001-2024. All rights reserved.
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