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Rewritten as Senryu. Thank you Andrea and Barbara for your help.

black ink the poet's hand trails to a heart written May 30, 2016

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Poet Destroyer A

Date: 5/31/2016 3:39:00 AM

enjoyed your senryu Francis... ~Linda~

Francis J Grasso
Date: 6/1/2016 7:40:00 AM

Thank you, Linda. ...Fran

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 5/30/2016 1:16:00 PM

I LOVE this one. Wonderful modern senryu I'd call it. (if you just said "trails to a heart" it would definitely be senryu format then)

Francis J Grasso
Date: 5/30/2016 3:37:00 PM

I like it even better now. Thank you Andrea.

Barbara Gorelick

Date: 5/30/2016 11:56:00 AM

I think this is wonderful...it could be a "modern" senryu..it doesn't seem to matter much any more about syllable count. Anyway...I LIKE it. BG

Francis J Grasso
Date: 5/30/2016 12:47:00 PM

Thank you for your kind words, Barbara. And thanks for the insight on form. I have a way to go to get all that figured out. I appreciate the help. ...Fran

Charlie Smith

Date: 5/30/2016 9:09:00 AM

Short & sweet, good job Francis...

Francis J Grasso
Date: 5/30/2016 9:14:00 AM

Thank you, Charlie. ...Fran