Tag Archives: Senryū

Smash Fist [Senryū]

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Photograph of Netravati Peak in Karnataka, India.
where hill meets clouds: 
 knuckles of a Hulk-like fist 
  spark a daydream.

Mountain Dance [Senryū]

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Photograph taken near George Everest Peak, outside of Mussoorie, India.
in the mountains:
 vivid & invisible
  are dance partners.

Mimicry [Senryū]

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Gray (Hanuman) Langur on a road barrier on the Lal Tibba Road.
Hanuman Langur
 mimics a lounging housecat;
  then paws at nothing.

Stray Cat [Senryū]

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Photograph of a stray cat taken Sri Someshwar Swami Temple in Halasur, Bangalore, India. 
lean & scratched up: 
 stray cat stares at a leaf
  as if it's ham.

Acorn [Senryū]

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A squirrel in New Orleans' City Park, eating an acorn on a power pole.
startled squirrel drops
 its nut; so sad for it, but
  we all get a tree.

Chinatown [Senryū]

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through the paifang*,
 you leave your city,
  but you're not in China.

*A paifang (牌坊) is the gate over a street or road that denotes the bounds of a Chinatown.

Two Trails [Senryū]

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two rivers converge.
 two trails diverge.
  I flip a coin.

Gen Z Stare? [Senryū]

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perched magpie
 stares into the distance.
  gen z? perhaps.

Petal Drop [Senryū]

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dogeared petal 
 can take no more --
  flutters in a gust.

Cherubic Figurine [Haiku]

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mountain forest trail:
 cherubic figurine
  cheers weary hikers.