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A Senryu by Kristi King-Morgan

5/25/2016

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In the dark of night
Tears fall from a young boy’s eyes
As screams fill the house
 
by Kristi King-Morgan




ABOUT SENRYUS:   While most people have heard of a haiku, few people know what a senryu is or know the difference between the two. A senryu follows the same 5/7/5 pattern of a traditional haiku: the first line has 5 syllables, the second line has 7, and the third line has 5. A traditional haiku usually mentions nature or has something about seasons in it, whereas a senryu is about human nature and can be dark or satirical. 

Although modern haikus and senryus have largely discarded the 5/7/5 pattern, I prefer to stick to the way I was taught, because change is hard! (I never accepted Pluto's demotion from being a planet, either.)

Edited by August Wright
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Donal Mahoney link
5/25/2016 05:17:44 am

Thanks for the senyru and its definition, something I should have known but was too lazy to look up.

I hope the same can be done for haibun and other forms of Japanese poetry.

Much ot it looks so simple but it certainly isn’t just as the art of Japanes flower arranging, called Ikebana, is not simple despite its emphasis on less is more.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ikebana



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Donal Mahoney link
5/25/2016 05:17:51 am

Thanks for the senyru and its definition, something I should have known but was too lazy to look up.

I hope the same can be done for haibun and other forms of Japanese poetry.

Much ot it looks so simple but it certainly isn’t just as the art of Japanes flower arranging, called Ikebana, is not simple despite its emphasis on less is more.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ikebana



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