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A Senryu
Little Poems
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senryu (rest in peace)
by Treischel
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senryu (rest in peace)
this rest in peace stuff
when all things are considered
is just for the birds
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Author Notes
I was driving through a small cemetery in Mendota, Minnesota when I spotted this flock of Turkeys. They seemed to project this statement.
The poem is a Senryu.
A Senryu is a Japanese form of poetry. A Senryu is identical to the structure of a Haiku. It has three lines. The first line has 5 syllables. The second line has 7 syllables. The third line has 5 syllables again.
It is primarily concerned with human nature. It is often humorous or satiric. A non-traditional senryu can have less than 5/7/5 syllables. A common variation is 3/5/3
Japanese poetry contains a number of esoteric rules. These include:
The unusual title format.
Lack of capitalization and punctuation.
There should be no rhyme and little alliteration.
The use of a word ending in "ing" is frowned upon.
There is a requirement to have a "cutting" or "turn" in the poem whereby the thought the reader anticipates takes an unexpected or surprising "turn".
This photograph was taken by the author himself.
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