A senryū I'd never speak that ___ I'd never even pen that ___ It's too explicit!
Subtle, or: Suggestive
Tag: Senryu
Twitter poetry 2021: Week 23
My blogger-poet-friend Ingrid inspired me to create a Twitter account and start writing #APoemADay, which I began on January 1, 2021. Well, well, well... looks like I've officially made it halfway to my goal of Tweeting one poem a day for the entire year of 2021. Not bad, eh? I must confess that I'm a bit proud of myself… Continue reading Twitter poetry 2021: Week 23
Seven, or: Less
seven playful words celebrating syllables poetry party six participants disappointedly watching companion's exit five merrymakers syllabify together harmoniously (un)expectedly remaining quadrumvirate inebriated deliberately intercommunicative trilateralism The above series of senryūs was inspired by this quote by Khalil Gibran: We shall never understand one another until we reduce the language to seven words. d'Verse 'Open Link… Continue reading Seven, or: Less
Humblebrag, or: Misdirection
senryūs are more clever than their creators also ~ more humble
Repaired, or: Ruptured
have you ever sighed rupturing a hole within which had nearly healed?
Hide, or: Go seek
it shall not suffice seventeen clipp-d syllables aren't enough to
Wonders, or: Awkward charm
one wonders whether to tweak two weak, awkward lines or savor third's charm Sometimes, you get things right the first time. Others, the second. But the third time, they say, is the charm.-Sarah Dessen (b. 1970)
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