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Saturday, 5 February 2011

Exploring Poetry -Senryu


Welcoming you all to week 4 of " Exploring Poetry ".Every week a new prompt is published here on " Monday " and stays open until further notice .Poems on any themes selected by the respective owner should be written based only on the chosen Poetry Form.You can write and link them up or share if you already one .Good Day!


Today's Prompt : Senryu 
  1. A senryu is a three line short Japanese poem that is similar to a haiku in structure
  2. It treats human beings rather than nature but often in a humorous or satiric way
  3. It is called as an Human  Haiku since it include only references to some aspect of human nature either physical or psychological
  4. They possess no references to the natural world and thus have no season words
  5. The format being line 1 - 5 syllables , line 2 - 7 syllables and  line 3 - 5 syllables
Senryu 1:
Never had any to save
To make his love a cynosure
He brought her a car

Senryu 2:
My wife experiments
Cynosure of my taste bud
Dishes tastes funny

Senryu 3:
Mary, Susan and Therra
Talked and went out to shop
Shop closed, their mouth dont 


Senryu 4:
Focus at one point
Fingers rounded together
Spy-hole camera



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