Senryu of the day 2-12-11

Exhaustion
Closing in, surrounding me--
So I stay up late

Senryu of the day 2-9-11

I've been here before--
Fearful for vibrant hearts:
What am I to do?

Haiku of the day 2-8-11

Dead winter branches
Green- and pink-tinted edges
How could I forget?

senryu of the day 2-8-11

The funny thing is
Ev'ry goodbye seems final
To you when you're young

Valentine's Day 2011

Rotic Valentine's
Friendship served up with dessert
Just between us girls

(We threw a "rotic Valentine's" party this year--it was more fun than the law of averages allows, but I'm more than happy to break that law on occasion *wink*)

Haiku of the day 2-7-11

Leaf-patterned carpet
Cold, white, plush to booted feet
God redecorates

senryu of the day 2-6-11

Day of joy and tears:
Thrilled over children's verses
Crying at midnight

senryu of the day 2-5-11

Key to Success Campaign (a month-long verse-quoting contest)

Life discourages
Quoting verses by volume
Brings back my gladness

Haiku of the day 2-4-11

slight smell of matches
spurt of flame, yellow and blue
tiny crackling fire

(woodwick candles are so much fun!)

senryu of the day 2-4-11 (2)

Tonight I recall
How young I am and weak, small
Young but old somehow

senryu of the day 2-4-11

Not okay tonight
Having trust trouble again
Weary in my soul

Haiku of the day 2-2-11

Still house, low music
The house settles into sleep
Night has come once more

Haiku of the day 2-1-11

Candy-coated trees
Lift sugared limbs to the sky
Winter candy land

Haiku/Senryu of the day

I began an exercise during the month of February in which I attempted to capture something about the day in haiku or senryu form. (actually, the exercise itself only lasted through the month of Feb)


The basic format is 3 lines of approximately 17 syllables, usually 17 AT THE MOST. Typically, the first line has 5 syllables, the second 7, the last 5 again. Also, the goal of haiku is to encapsulate a moment, a vivid moment, rather like a very focused picture. The goal of senryu is to capture a juxtaposition of human character (esp. foibles) and circumstance. I am afraid that most of these do little justice to either form, other than following the syllables (usually), and some require more explanation than is their due. But it was a fun exercise, and I hope that they will be enjoyable =)

I will be labeling them by the date as I post them. I actually wrote more than one on most days.

Enjoy!