Haiku and Senryu: A Simple Half-Dozen

Mar 18

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Choosing to ignore
her previous wasted life,
she wrote another.
 
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Try ten thousand themes,
writing each of them by hand—
one tale will emerge.
 
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I hear them singing,
geese and mice and antelope—
festival spirits.
 
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Down seven hallways
my Lady Wisdom led me,
bidding me choose one.
 
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She follows wisdom,
no matter where it leads her,
upon pain of death.
 
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My sources tell me
that when bombs fell on Baghdad,
God shed bitter tears.

 
© 2012 by Magical Mystical Teacher
 
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Posted on March 18, 2012, in haiku, senryu, The Poetry Pantry, The Sunday Whirl. Bookmark the permalink. 18 Comments.

  1. thewolfonthebridge | March 18, 2012 at 6:25 am

    Amazing as always. I particularly love the Following Wisdom one, the Seven Hallways, the Festival spirits and “my sources tell me”. Very powerful stuff…

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  2. drpkp | March 18, 2012 at 7:33 am

    Down seven hallways
    my Lady Wisdom led me,
    bidding me choose one.

    This one sets the tone for me this morning… as usual brilliant 🙂

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  3. brenda w | March 18, 2012 at 7:54 am

    That last one struck a deep chord in me. And I’m loving “festival spirits.” You honor animals. Do you share your haiku with students? I’m thinking they might like this one.

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  4. Mr. Walker | March 18, 2012 at 8:43 am

    That first one is great – “she wrote another.” And I liked the return of Lady Wisdom. Which hallway will we choose?

    Richard

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  5. Chevrefeuille | March 18, 2012 at 11:54 am

    Wow! MMT these are really wonderful to read. I am not such a writer of senryu, but I only can say this is a nice haiku form.

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  7. Cheryl's Excellent Adventure | March 18, 2012 at 12:58 pm

    I’m breathless. They’re beautiful.

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  8. Brianna | March 18, 2012 at 1:08 pm

    These are really pretty haiku! I especially like the first two because I love the concept of writing your life, the whole idea that “the rest is still unwritten” (thanks, Natasha Bedingfield…). They’re very well done and they encourage further reflection!

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  9. The Happy Amateur | March 18, 2012 at 5:45 pm

    Enjoyed all of them, my favorite is the second one. I really think that even though we might try different themes, we’re basically rewriting the same story, THE story of ours.
    At least that’s how I understood this haiku.

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  10. tmhHoover | March 18, 2012 at 8:54 pm

    “She wrote another”. … I wish we could do this for all those in areas of war.

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  11. Janet | March 18, 2012 at 10:01 pm

    You never cease to amaze!! Each one is a personal favorite…and I noticed a part 2! YES!

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  12. irene | March 18, 2012 at 10:33 pm

    Reading them is like walking down a hallway and reading them off the walls. Nicely done.

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  13. margo roby | March 19, 2012 at 8:12 am

    The idea of haiku graffiti is very intriguing. I can see it catching on quickly among kids. Can you imagine? How gorgeous.

    Your first haiku in this lot is a stunner.

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  15. Inger-M | March 21, 2012 at 5:45 pm

    They are awesome haikus!

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