School Senryu Poems

Shared clothing through years 
carpooling to school events 
mud pies and backyard...

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(a story in senryu stanzas)

I get migraines.
- lucky me - glare can set me
off within seconds.

I always have a
pair of dark, polarized shades
with me -...

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(a story in Senryus)

I can’t figure out
why everything doesn’t
happen like I want.

I brush my teeth and
floss regularly, I wash
my roommates dishes,

I am generous,
I don’t run...

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I felt like a book 
very tired old and worn out 
needing rest on shelf....

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First job in high school 
thought I would be just clean up 
I learned to cut meat...

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School certificates 
work awards poetry praise
 life accomplishments...

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the external things
cannot disturb inner peace
only judgment can

man master of self
eudaimonia is goal
live virtuously

Stoicism is a school of Hellenistic philosophy that flourished in Ancient Greece...

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Old school painted barns
 some used for advertising 
some owners treasure...

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Hard at work he is 
working on today's questions 
good grades matter most...

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Only girl in class 
dresser and cabinet built 
keepsakes from my school days...

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restless students wait
for the freedom bell to ring – 
sad rhetorculist...

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Classes spent           dreaming.

Unmatched beauty etched          ...

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students fair and proud
on stage wearing caps and gowns
except for myself...

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gratitude breaks through
reflections on historic rites…
yellow school buses...

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pilot
to save school children
sacrifices life...

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