Senryu Poems. Examples of Senryus and a list of new poems in the correct poetic form and technique. Share and read short, long, best, and famous Senryu poetry while accessing rules, format, types, and a comprehensive literary definition of a Senryu.
A senryu is a short Japanese style poem, similar to haiku in structure, however, senryu tend to be about human foibles, but there is more to senryu. What is senryu in poetry (complete definition)?
Open armsOn wings I saw free
happily floating above
keeping watch of flock...
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Categories:
animal,
Form: Senryu
The breakupWords spit out like fire
goodbyes cut short by anger
I guess this is it...
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Categories:
anger,
Form: Senryu
A bad night at workAll doors are open
yogurt sitting everywhere
there's not enough time...
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Categories:
work,
Form: Senryu
TrustLetting my son learn
watching him fall but get up
and do it again...
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Categories:
son,
Form: Senryu
Family tree
Categories:
parents,
Form: Senryu
ResemblanceMy sister and me
two peas in a pod alike
age holds difference...
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Categories:
sister,
Form: Senryu
Early EgyptiansStrict force of the law
crafty pyramid builders
artistic people...
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Categories:
people,
Form: Senryu
The dead speakWords of the dead rise
telling their tales in our ears
winds unkept secrets...
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Categories:
death,
Form: Senryu
Longing for reliefInside I'm so dead
losing so much already
living with this grief...
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Categories:
death,
Form: Senryu
Upon my deathGreatness of life gone
I succumb to 6-ft hole
to be forgotten soon...
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Categories:
death,
Form: Senryu
State of mindConfused state of mind
is it real or make- believe
how does one differ...
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Categories:
life,
Form: Senryu
True worthReveal my true worth
don't just read a book's cover
look inside for truth...
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Categories:
truth,
Form: Senryu
The heart yearnsHeart yearns to be free
once affected by your words
torture you create...
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Categories:
love hurts,
Form: Senryu
Israel Tries to Rejoice
gladness… rejoicing
at four hostages rescue…
… lead rescuer’s dead
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Categories:
death, irony, jewish, joy,
Form: Senryu
Clean slate
Categories:
body,
Form: Senryu
Specific Types of Senryu Poems
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Definition | What is Senryu in Poetry?