All posts tagged: senryu

Senryu 6

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the moon waxes, wanes pulling my thoughts like the tide shaping my dreams

Senryu 20

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burn the Yule log bright light the candles one by one the long night awaits

Senryu 18

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hungry morning chill searching for the sounds, the words in starving quiet

Senryu 17

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low branches bow heads the dearly departed rain a ghost in headlights

Senryu 17

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crushed dreams languishing in a forgotten trash bin finally rescued ****** I wrote this after realizing it’s been over a year since I started writing poetry again.

Senryu 15

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table thirty two is where I wait for my muse please don’t stand me up

Senryu 14

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my roots feel tangled twisting inward, coiling when they should stretch down

my fingers retreat and curl into the warm spot your hand abandoned ********** Today’s challenge for NaPoWriMo was to write a sad poem with simple words, using this poem by Craig Morgan Teicher as an example. I hope I succeeded!