'tis No Haiku

“A senryu is not quite the same as a haiku”, so smirks the pedant.
(Senryu) 21st of May 2020
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May 20, 2020 at 9:07 PM
Hilarious. To me anyway. ~mo
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May 21, 2020 at 3:19 AM
My understanding (thus far) is haiku must have a kigo- a word referencing a season, and be devoid of human emotion, whereas Senryu is about human emotion/condition.
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May 20, 2020 at 10:33 PM
To be perfectly frank, though I wrote down this/ I'm still not sure what the difference is -UE
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