the herd grazes
as Spring rains start to fall;
none looks up.
Grazers [Senryū]
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Category Archives: Senryu
Bush Bird Math [Senryū]
a bird in a bush:
does it know it’s worth
half a bird in hand?
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Zen Garden [Haiku]
little Zen Garden
evokes a craggy cliff
despite scale issues.
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Anthropomorphized Hound [Senryū]
its forelimbs crossed,
the dog looks "in the know,"
but what 's it know?
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Shadow Cat [Haiku]
even by daylight,
the black cat is a shadow --
devoid of depth.
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Seller’s Market [Senryū]
it's a seller's market
for snail housing, based
on that cramped shell.
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Night Heron [Senryū]
a night heron,
up & about at sunrise,
like diehard revellers.
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Summer Sunset [Senryū]
harsh summer sun sets:
baboon troops exit the woods,
"Yeah, you'd better run!"
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Ruins [Senryū]
a cow grazes
on a plinth once reserved
for priests & kings.
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Not the Face! [Senryū]
a young skink's
vibrant cobalt blue tail
says, "Not the Face!"
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