The Echoes poetry competition to celebrate Write Out Loud's 20th anniversary is now open.  Judged by Neil Astley.

Competition closes in 58 days, 5 hours. Get details and Enter.

Popular last 30 days

poetry love death time Life Trump world silence war fascism

Popular last 12 months

love poetry Life Nature poem War death loss family poet

Senryu (Remove filter)

Recent Comments

Luke on Best foot forward
2 hours ago

Wordseffectbrew on piecemeal
2 hours ago

Wordseffectbrew on Presently Pheasantly
2 hours ago

Stephen Gospage on And If I Never Met You.
3 hours ago

Esme Watts on Unsure
4 hours ago

Rick Varden on Alexa and Siri
5 hours ago

Naomi on BLOOM
5 hours ago

Naomi on BLOOM
5 hours ago

Ray Miller on Best foot forward
6 hours ago

Ray Miller on Topography
6 hours ago

long night

published at Asahi Haikuist Network

 

Read and leave comments (0)

🌷(4)

rkaygalateuscrypticbardarqiosexcalibardarquiouskesnerhaikusenryu

Still Practicing

Still practicing life
Determined. Will get it right
Given enough time.
 

Read and leave comments (4)

🌷(3)

senryushort poemmeditationpath of lifeall that I am

Angels In soiled Scrubs

angels in soiled scrubs

doing battle for our lives

barely time for tears

Read and leave comments (2)

🌷(3)

Senryu

Happy Splashing


Tyre cuts through puddle

Tsunami drenched to the bones

“You Fucking Wanker!”

 

Afterword

My third crack at the Senryu poetry form. 3 non rhyming lines, 17 sylables arranged  5,7,5

Read and leave comments (1)

🌷(1)

Happy SplashingJohn McDonoughSenryu

Cats and Dogs

 

Heavens open up.

Cats and dogs cascading down.

People disappear.

 

Afterword

My second crack at the Senryu poetry form. 3 non rhyming lines, 17 sylables arranged  5,7,5

 

Read and leave comments (0)

ManchesterrainSenryu

Six

 

Leather on willow.

Arms raised index fingers proud.

The crowd goes barmy.

 

Afterword

My first crack at the Senryu poetry form. 3 non rhyming lines, 17 sylables arranged  5,7,5

Read and leave comments (0)

boundarycricketJohn McDonoughSenryuSix

Words Flow

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Words flowing from my mind
Touching people I don't know
Facing the future

 

 

Read and leave comments (0)

HaikuSenryuWords

Life

Sharp mouth and elbows

Jockeying for position

Endless race of life

Read and leave comments (0)

Senryu

Thoughts

Thoughts freely spoken

Expose stream of consciousness

Or mindless drivel

Read and leave comments (0)

Senryu

Poem: Matthew 19:26 (A Senryu)

Impossible tasks -
Can not be achieved by Man,
but by God Himself!

 

 

Author Note:

Learn more about me and my poetry at:
http://amzn.to/1ffo9YZ

By Joseph J. Breunig 3rd, © 2009, All rights reserved.

 

Read and leave comments (0)

breunigchristian poetryfaithMatthew 19:26poetrySenryu

This site uses cookies. By continuing to browse, you are agreeing to our use of cookies.

Find out more Hide this message