I tried my hand at writing senryu last night. Don’t even know how to pronounce it. Unlike haiku, but using the same number of lines and syllables, senryu subject matter deals more with human qualities…or foibles.
I
finger traces frown
simple touch forming a grin
wordless gaze speaks plain
II
head bowing in grief
surrounding activity
distracting tear’s fall
III
coffee break was stale
anger leaving it bitter
aroma left flat
Photo: Google Images
IV
filmy floating gown
luring midnight seduction
dawn alone forlorn
Photo: Google Images
V
glazing the raku
fired pot combusts a pattern
sawdust leaves its mark
Photo: Google Images; Natureofclay.com
VI
aged lonely woman
sweeping fallen autumn leaves
her eighty-fifth year
Natasha Head starts us off today with Open Link Night at dVerse Poets: http://dversepoets.com/2012/08/21/openlinknightweek-58/