Double Edged Deity

young stud adonis
        most beautiful of all gods
        ~ handsome devil too

By 
David Kavanagh
Copyright © | Year Posted 2021

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Radice Avatar
January 29, 2021 at 4:42 AM
Before I joined PS I'd never heard of a Senryu. I love the form! Very clever David..I note all your superb examples of the form. Do you have to think long and hard when writing them or do the words and ideas just spring to mind? Cheers - Gary
Radice Avatar
January 29, 2021 at 5:29 AM
Thanks David. :)
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January 29, 2021 at 5:23 AM
That’s just my style, but you might develop something different yourself they can be tricky, or come together really quick, cheers David
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January 29, 2021 at 5:20 AM
Thanks Gary, usually a theme pops into my head, I write it down, then study it like a cryptic crossword clue, which I love doing, and from the words at hand, I start do decipher relevant solutions, which in turn creates another line, then try bring the two lines together with a third, but the great thing is I sometimes go off on abstract tangents, and the whole idea morphs into something else, use the title to get you out of trouble as well,
Pettit Avatar
January 28, 2021 at 11:24 AM
You describe the mythological icon quite well in just three lines.
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January 28, 2021 at 12:37 PM
Thank you Robert, Greek mythology is fantastic, this one seemed to jump out, cheers David
Dietrich Avatar
January 28, 2021 at 10:34 AM
so cute!!
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January 28, 2021 at 10:44 AM
Best of both worlds, cheers David
Rodrigues Avatar
January 28, 2021 at 8:10 AM
Deceptively so! Good senryu!
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January 28, 2021 at 10:32 AM
Very true Kim, cheers David
Krutsinger Avatar
January 27, 2021 at 3:47 PM
This has like -ability all over it.
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January 27, 2021 at 7:34 PM
Little word play Caren, plus a little jumble around in my mind, out popped this one, cheers David
Downing  Avatar
January 27, 2021 at 3:28 PM
Very nicely done, David
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January 27, 2021 at 7:38 PM
Hi Akkina, somehow these little ironic senryus, are just waiting to be plucked from thin air, glad you enjoyed and commented, cheers David
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