roses in peak bloom,
but butterflies prefer
the weeds below.
Roses & Weeds [Haiku]
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Tag Archives: Senryū
Wine Dance [Senryū]
the poet's wild dance
spills not a drop of wine,
but for down the throat.
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Cat & Burglar [Senryū]
a cat / burglar
brashly slips through a window
in broad daylight.
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Flashy Lascar [Senryū]
tiny lascar,
sitting on a small leaf,
not blending -- at all.
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Grazers [Senryū]
the herd grazes
as Spring rains start to fall;
none looks up.
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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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Summer Sunset [Senryū]
harsh summer sun sets:
baboon troops exit the woods,
"Yeah, you'd better run!"
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