East Village, Manhattan, May 21, 2006, by Michael"How is your dessert?"
"Fine," she says, fully sated
Now, awkward silence
*Haiku are poems about nature. Senryu are poems about human nature. In Japanese, they both follow the same 5-7-5 syllable pattern.
I published this senryu on my blog about five months ago but didn't have a suitable photo to run with it. Now I do.
"Fine," she says, fully sated
Now, awkward silence
*Haiku are poems about nature. Senryu are poems about human nature. In Japanese, they both follow the same 5-7-5 syllable pattern.
I published this senryu on my blog about five months ago but didn't have a suitable photo to run with it. Now I do.
11 comments:
It was good to learn about Senryu.
The Senryu was very good and went well with the picture. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.
Thanks, Lone Wolf.
photo goes nicely. i didn't know about Senryu- interesting. Thanks.
And thank YOU, rdl!
thanks for the information. i have to tell me friend who writes Haiku that are really Senryu.
I love it! It says so little and so much. I hadn't heard of senryu either.
Thanks, guys!
oops! i meant "my friend", not 'me friend"...
Excellent blog
Thank you, B+B, for the most kind words, and welcome to my blog!
Hello Chiaki-san,
Comment domo arigatou gozaimashita! Chiaki-san no eigo wa muzukashikunai ... kanjou wa yoku wakarimashita.
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