Debbie Guzzi's Blog
 Biography Deborah R. Guzzi was born in Maine, U.S.A. Currently living in Connecticut. Raised in an interfaith family with Christian and Jewish roots. She has spent many years examining the foundations of belief in higher power. Her insights come from study and travel in the U.S., the European Union and Asia. Her credentials range from B.F.A. in Fine Arts, with a Minor in Shakespear to Master’s Degrees in both Tae Kwon Do, and Usi Reiki. First published at the age of sixteen, now 64, she has been published in the 2000 & 2001 literary journals of Western Connecticut University’s Helix. In the early 2000's, she self published two book available at empathic-touch.com. The first book is titled “The Healing Heart” and is a sampler of three distinct styles of her writing. The second book “Heaven and Hell in a Nutshell” focuses on love, when it’s Heaven, when it’s Hell, and when it’s undeniably present as a gift of God. She owns and operates Empathic Touch an alternative healing site. Empathic-touch.com
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Most Recent Blog Post
So few Words yet such a difficult Task
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Blog Posted:10/1/2012 1:47:00 PM
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Below I have copied for you an article about the differences and similarities between haiku & senryu. NEITHER is simply a single thought divided into 5/7/5 
Akita International Haiku Network “We all try our best / in our busy,
busy lives / to write poetry.” What are Haiku, Senryu ? What are Haiku, Senryu? To help you get started, here is a short introduction to Japanese poetry styles. What are Haiku? Haiku is a form of Japanese poetry, consisting of 17 morae (or on), in three metrical phrases of 5, 7 and 5 morae respectively. Haiku typically contain a kigo, or seasonal
reference, and a kireji, or verbal caesura (cutting word). English-language haiku poets think of haiku as a Japanese form of poetry generally (but not always) consisting of 17 syllables, usually within three lines, with 5, 7 and 5 syllables. In Japanese, haiku are traditionally printed in a single vertical line, while haiku in English usually appear in three lines, to parallel the three metrical phrases of Japanese haiku. The essential element of form in English-language haiku is that each haiku is a short one-breath poem that usually contains a juxtaposition of images. Most haiku writers prefer poems that refer to nature and social events, but some of them don’t always place an exacting seasonal word in the poem. Furthermore, a few of them write haiku
composed on one or two lines in less than 17 syllables. Currently the majority of haiku are written in 11 short syllables in a 3-5-3 format. And Senryu? Senryu is a Japanese form of short poetry similar to haiku in construction: three lines with 17 or fewer morae (or on) in total. However, senryu tend to be about human foibles while haiku tend to be about nature, and senryu are often cynical or darkly humorous while haiku are more serious. Unlike haiku, senryu do not include a kireji or verbal caesura (cutting word), and do not generally include a kigo, or seasonal word. It is often said that both haiku and senryu can be funny, but that if it’s funny, it’s probably senryu. Both haiku and senryu can be about nature, but if it’s about nature, it’s probably a haiku. In addition, both haiku and senryu can be about nature or human nature. Both haiku and senryu can be serious or humorous/satirical. A serious poem about nature is certainly a haiku. And a funny/satirical poem about human nature is certainly a senryu. I was wondering how many poets even care whether they mislable what they write?
Do you see it as respectfull to the reader to lure them in with an incorrect label?
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My Poems
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| Date Posted | Poem Title | Form | Categories |
| 5/21/2013 | Fruitless Cycles | ABC | conflict,confusion,sad, |
| 5/15/2013 | Hot Mixtures | Senryu | love, |
| 5/9/2013 | Child Abuse | Verse | child, |
| 5/3/2013 | Bacchus The God Who Loved His Grapes | Haiku | nature, |
| 4/25/2013 | Typewriter | Prose Poetry | nostalgia,writing, |
| 4/23/2013 | Shield Mate | Free verse (vers libre) | courage,life,love,men, |
| 4/21/2013 | UFO's Believe It or Not | Acrostic | mythology, |
| 4/21/2013 | Ragnar Two Ax | Free verse (vers libre) | men, |
| 4/16/2013 | haiku 39 | Haiku | nature, |
| 4/13/2013 | haiku 38 | Haiku | nature, |
| 4/11/2013 | Sweet Dreams | Quintain (English) | adventure,fantasy,prayer, |
| 4/11/2013 | haiku 37 | Haiku | nature, |
| 4/11/2013 | Life Is Just a Bag of Onions | Free verse (vers libre) | life,woman, |
| 4/9/2013 | Hunger Reins | Rondeau | introspection, |
| 4/8/2013 | haiku 36 | Haiku | nature, |
| 4/7/2013 | Petals Fall | Rhyme royal | nature, |
| 4/4/2013 | Click, Click, Huh | Verse | loss, |
| 3/30/2013 | Spring Showers | Free verse (vers libre) | nature,rain,rain, |
| 3/28/2013 | Bubba's Club | Limerick | humorous, |
| 3/25/2013 | Tweedle's Dum and Dee | Rhyme | for kids, |
| 3/25/2013 | What Lurks Within - Cornered | Villanelle | dark,for her,for her,life |
| 3/25/2013 | Clap Trap | Grook | allegory, |
| 3/23/2013 | The Blowhard | Verse | write, |
| 3/22/2013 | Carrie On | Verse | caregiving, |
| 3/20/2013 | The Windmiller's Guest | Ballad | adventure,love, |
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Fav Poems
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| Poem Title | Form | Categories |
| God | Free verse (vers libre) | life,mystery, |
| Hard Times | Cowboy | cowboy-western,family,fun |
| For Things Once Counted | Rhyme | introspection,loss,uplift |
| Petal | Verse | love, |
| 3 Masks | List | people,sad,beauty,beauty, |
| Defender of the Wastes | Free verse (vers libre) | art,life,parody,world, |
| Birth | Imagism | childhood,life |
| this is why i woo words | Verse | art,inspirational,philoso |
| Forbear | Free verse (vers libre) | sad, |
| Belongings | Rhyme | loss,love,mother,peacewor |
| Gold Fever | Free verse (vers libre) | faithfaith,political, |
| Splattered | I do not know? | life |
| Echo | Quatrain | lost lovewords,love, |
| Bells (after Poe) | Lyric | passion |
| Respectfully, Emily Dickinson | Lyric | introspection |
| Give the End Back to the Beginning | Free verse (vers libre) | dedication,faithme, |
| The Bruised and Rotting Pear | Couplet | faith,hope |
| fly | Free verse (vers libre) | animals |
| ABC's for a Young Captain | ABC | life |
| Not Entirely About Living In New York | Free verse (vers libre) | lifeworld,light,light, |
| Woodcutter | I do not know? | warold,old, |
| Dreams | Free verse (vers libre) | faith,forgiveness |
| A Feed of Chips | Narrative | funny |
| Weep O Willows | Verse | death |
| Harlem Blues | Free verse (vers libre) | black-african amerchildre |
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