thoughts running rampant
beyond all sense of reason
empty, save the noise
This senryū is a late response to
Reena’s Exploration #104 Challenge – Long and Short of It, using three words
– all, empty, and noise – from the provided quote by Jiddu Krishnamurthy.
the fate of a heart
in the sweetness of a kiss
a lover’s blessing
This senryū is my response to RonovanWrites Weekly Haiku Prompt Challenge #254,
where the prompt words are sweet and heart.
Image source: unsplash.com / Andrew Santellan
child as butterfly
held in mother’s gentle hands
loving guardian
child in later life
embracing mother with love
faithful guardian
after many years
absence not always absence
forever in heart
A trio of senryū for Mother’s Day.
soulful tune
plucked softly and slowly
heartstrings played
This senryū is my response to RonovanWrites Weekly Haiku Prompt Challenge #251,
where the prompt words are plucked and played.
Image source: unsplash.com / Andrew Santellan
we suffer a fool
he who would be President
White House a disgrace
This senryū is a response to Frank Tassone’s #Haikai Challenge #73: Presidents.
Image source: The Week
Love
Understanding grows in words spoken
between kindred souls as eyes meet
in a shared spark ignited.
No simple chemistry
explains emotions
consuming them,
the sheer joy
as hearts
swell.
that heady perfume
permeating my senses
intoxicating
washing over me in waves
keeping me afloat with love
heartbeat so simple
its rhythm measuring love
your presence the source
A nonet, a tanka, and a senryū for Colleen’s 2019 Weekly #Tanka Tuesday
#Poetry Challenge No. 122
And from my archives (for those with the time):
nonet
regardless
wide open
Between & In Between
senryū
just a single kiss
When the Day Met the Night
a heartbeat races
failing
your failing breath
through a broken window
moon shadow
Rachel Sutcliffe
darkest night
like your breathing
lost moonlight
Rachel Sutcliffe, an accomplished and recognized haiku poet,
died this past week. My senryū is a response to
Frank Tassone’s #Haikai Challenge #70: Rachel Sutcliffe,
which asks us to use one of Rachel’s poems as inspiration.
Join Frank’s challenge or read other responses Here.
Image: moon over Missouri
