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Love Birds (Senryu)

birds of the morning singing, chirping, cuddling lullabies of love © Joseph, 6/1/07 © All Rights Reserved The traditional or classic Japanese senryu format has three lines: the first has five syllables, second has seven syllables and the third five syllables. The pattern is 5/7/5 for a total of seventeen syllables. The senryu is generally about an emotional expression.

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