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My Existence

my life's essentials I breathe, eat, drink and I poop how miraculous! (to those who appreciate senryu in the tradition of the original Zen masters)

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Eve Roper

Date: 7/4/2015 12:10:00 PM

:~) forgot the 7

Eve Roper

Date: 7/4/2015 12:09:00 PM

Congratulations on your win a 7 on this beautiful verse, facts are so important . Hugs Eve

Richard Lamoureux

Date: 7/4/2015 8:43:00 AM

This made me smile! Congrats.

Barbara Gorelick

Date: 7/4/2015 8:38:00 AM

It is a miracle...great one and congrats. BG

Pandita Sietesantos

Date: 7/4/2015 1:46:00 AM

I love this witty Senryu, John and rate it a 7! Congratulations on your win! Have a wonderful weekend! Pandita

Dr. Upma A. Sharma

Date: 7/3/2015 10:27:00 PM

Truly wonderful John! Congrats on ur win!

Kim Merryman

Date: 7/3/2015 8:56:00 PM

John, congrats on your win with this humorous senryu! Love, Kim

John Beharry
Date: 7/3/2015 10:07:00 PM

Kim, Thank You! Have a lovely day!

Skat A

Date: 7/3/2015 6:48:00 PM

NICE WIN

John Beharry
Date: 7/3/2015 10:05:00 PM

Thank you, Skat! Best Regards!

Poet Destroyer A

Date: 7/3/2015 6:31:00 PM

John, Congratulations on Your Own Existence Senryu win. Love LINDA

John Beharry
Date: 7/3/2015 10:04:00 PM

Hi Linda, thanks for your congrats. Hope you are keeping well. Have a wonderful day!

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 7/3/2015 4:56:00 PM

great one for wit. Congrats.

John Beharry
Date: 7/3/2015 9:38:00 PM

Thanks, Andrea. To me, Zen senryu sees the ordinary commonplace things of daily things in an extraordinary light. What can be more commonplace, and yet more important and extraordinary in daily existence than the things I have stated in my piece?

John Lawless

Date: 7/3/2015 11:21:00 AM

AH John, a senryu, containing the essence of a senryu.... poking fun at mankinds back side. Congratulations

John Beharry
Date: 7/3/2015 9:12:00 PM

John, Thanks for your comment. You made my day. I had reservations about submitting this piece. Some persons with more "refined taste" may consider it crude but based on my understanding of Zen, from which Haiku and Senryu originated, this is what senryu is all about to me. "... senryû tend to be about human foibles... and are often cynical or darkly humorous and satiric..." (from Poetry Soup's definition)