| Humor Poetry posted October 8, 2012 | Chapters: |
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Just a wee crack at humour. (*Slight edit)
A chapter in the book My Life in words
Senryu (you watch me crying)
by Jaq Cee
you watch me crying
sobbing I take the knife peeling onions is hard |
Senryu Forget-About-Syllable Prompt writing prompt entry
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Writing Prompt PLEASE READ THOROUGHLY BEFORE ENTERING THIS CONTEST: Senryu is a Japanese form of poetry calling for 17 syllables OR LESS and does not require a specific syllable count in each line. Usually, the poem is made up of three lines, short-long-short. Senryu: -focuses on humans or the human condition -involves satire or irony -can have personification -can have minimal punctuation -can have pictures to enhance the satire or irony -does not need a kigo, or seasonal word -does not need a kire, or cutter, to separate lines into two different thoughts -should not rhyme -should have minimal caps (but no caps at the beginning of each line) -should be titled as follows: senryu (first line of poem), e.g. the title of a poem beginning with the line "old gentleman" would be: senryu (old gentleman) For examples of senryu with and without a satori, see below. |
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