Though the purists among us will likely raise eyebrows at what I call "senryu," others (generalists) will not bat a critical eye. These poems were written during the Augusts of several years, and are based on information/ images from my reading.
mint 'shake
an Arctic breeze across
a summertime mood
(Jack Butler)
the farmer
checking his drying corn
his tape-measure braces
surprised
to find a thistle
in his cleaned pasture
when thistles bloom
and seeds blow ... neighbor
turns on neighbor
"Motivational Speakers"
... self-important
professional lightweights
from faraway towns ...
(Pat Lynch)
"By Age Seventy ..."
...round shouldered
from having rolled
with the punches
(Edw. Hoagland)
the fourth day this week
that he's been in the obits
(a hundred bucks per ...)
the mind
shielding us from our worst
memories
(Renee Schafer Horton)
fumbler
needs a new set of hands,
according to coach
(Wally Hall)
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