John Lawless Poet Senryu

October moments

An acorn hides 
Beneath a fallen leaf
A squirrel wonders

A church choir sings
A brown bear waddles
The silence of prayer

Autumnal tariffs 
The hunt an endless chore
An old fox limps home

October
Shadows the game
A chill win   

The naked truth
Whispers to crisp leaves
Feathers in a bird’s nest

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Gershon Wolf October 4, 2026 at 8:47 PM You wrote this so smoothly that I didn't even realize that each stanza was a senryu, John. Bravo! ~ Gershon

sara Etgen-Baker October 4, 2026 at 5:09 PM you captured the essence of October with your flowing senyrus. nicely done

Alison A Smith October 3, 2026 at 5:42 AM A quietly evocative sequence of October senryu, moving through hidden life, ritual, predation, weather, and seasonal bareness. The spare three-line forms let each image arrive cleanly, while the shifts from squirrel and bear to fox, shadows, and nest feathers create a gently unsettling autumnal arc. John Lawless October 3, 2026 at 5:59 AM so glad you enjoyed them Alison.