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In the Shadows

Man sits in shadows
Darkness consumes all of him…
Blackness of the crow

Russell Sivey

Contest: 1 senryu any subject
Sponsor: Black Eyed Susan

5/24/2013

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Sara Kendrick

June 13, 2013 at 3:30 PM

Creative and unique winning work..Congrats on your win..Sara

Donna Jones

June 8, 2013 at 9:50 AM

Ohhhhh Russell.....scary.....reminds me of a Stephen king movie! Nice! Congratulations

Andrea Dietrich

June 5, 2013 at 8:53 PM

I remember this one and how strong it was with the blackness, even how you bold printed it!! Congrats, Russell.

Connie Gildersleeve

June 5, 2013 at 7:15 PM

Russell congratulations on your well deserve win. Warm Smiles, Connie

Poet Destroyer A

June 4, 2013 at 10:42 PM

Hi Russell, enjoyed your senryu. Congrats!! In Susan's contest... xox~ Linda

Sheri Fresonke Harper

June 4, 2013 at 10:37 PM

Russell, oh, dark, dark poem, so very sad, congratulations on your win!

Carrie Richards

June 4, 2013 at 11:16 AM

This would be a great Halloween senryu!! Spooky!!

Mandy Tams The Golden Girl

June 4, 2013 at 10:03 AM

Congratulations on your winning place Russell xx

Shadow Hamilton

May 27, 2013 at 1:43 PM

awesome senryu dark and deep Linda

Connie Gildersleeve

May 25, 2013 at 2:39 PM

Russell this is a wonderful senryu. Darkness can be heavy. Good luck in the contest. Warm Smiles, Connie

Bl Devnath

May 25, 2013 at 12:15 PM

Nice imagery caught with Senryu. It's philosophical too. Loved always, bl

Dom- X-

May 25, 2013 at 9:28 AM

great senryu

Andrea Dietrich

May 25, 2013 at 12:37 AM

I just love that third line. Wow!!!

Timothy Hicks

May 25, 2013 at 12:12 AM

Well this certainly is bleak... I like the emotions you portray in this. Someone brooding and ravaging in the ignorance of shadows... it may be BLISS, but it's only temporary... not long lasting in any sense. Awesome senryu!

Tim B

May 24, 2013 at 8:17 PM

Ah, great write Russell. I can sense the brooding the man does, and you capture the spiritual nature of this darkness with the reference to the crow. A Native American vibe to this one in a way. Great write, loved it.

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