Category Archives: Senryu

Lifelike? [Senryū]

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lifelike bird sculpture
 doesn’t fool the insect
  that lands on its beak.

Conversation [Senryū]

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two wading birds
 face each other so that
  their reflections can chat.

Riderless [Senryū]

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riderless horses
 race across the pasture:
  finish line unknown

Hermit [Senryū]

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mountain hermit
 looks over the city…
  turns, walks back to hut.

Crazy Tree [Senryū]

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tree that sprawls
 twists & winds chaotically:
  strength from crazy

Livestock Rush Hour [Haiku]

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horde of livestock 
 sprawls puddle-strewn lane
  between downpours.

Elusive Cicada [Senryū]

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seeking cicada
 that drills my brain,
  I find only a shell.

Pelican Ambiguity [Senryū]

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a pelican
 builds a nest, or makes
  a peace offering?

Shophouse Row [Senryū]

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shophouse row
 infinity of portals:
  private, but not too...

Inside View [Senryū]

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snail stretches
 to view the beautiful house -
  too close to see.