4 New Senryu

4 Senryu 

Child chews on duvet
Ciggy smoke from living room
Hysterical voices.

Bedroom partitions 
Eight layers of wallpapers
History smells bad.  

Yule remembered
Christmas tree flung into snow
Police sirens laugh.

After festivities 
We sell empty booze bottles
Go see a movie.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2011

Poem

Post Comments

Poetrysoup is an environment of encouragement and growth so only provide specific positive comments that indicate what you appreciate about the poem. Negative comments will result your account being banned.

Please Login to post a comment

Brown Avatar
July 29, 2011 at 10:01 AM
Interesting and excellent writing Jan. Thank you for sharing. Love, Carol
Hansen Avatar
July 31, 2011 at 7:39 AM
thank you Carol
Get a Premium Membership
Turn off ads, get more exposure for your poetry, and get more features with a Premium Membership.
Book: Diverse Voices: The Poetry of Human Rights and the Pursuit of Peace