burning marshes
she walks her dogs
obliviously

#senryu

limited intellect: leaving the stockings on the floor #senryu

cabinet full of ceramic ware—indecision and hatred #senryu

Brightest Hunter’s Moon
Illuminates our doings
Ushers in a change

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Prompt ~ Hunter’s Moon

Yes we all bleed red
Yet we continue to fight
And destroy the gift

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Prompt ~ bleed

Large colorful vase
Filled with colorful fall stems
Just near the front door

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Prompt ~ Stems

ふっくらと土瓶の口を水が出る
Water pours softly from the clay teapot spout

- kishimoto suifu

#senryu

人間のまん中辺に帯を締め
Tying the sash around a person's very middle

- kishimoto suifu

#senryu

Cool crisp air outside
Hands wrapped around a warm mug
Purring cat nearby

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Prompt ~ Cozy

A joyful day—mother in her sash, composed and attentive

- kishimoto suifu

#senryu

恋せよと / 薄桃色の / 花が咲く
"Fall in love," bloom the pale peach blossoms.

- kishimoto suifu

#senryu

ものおもふ / お七は白い / 手を重ね
Pensive Oshichi folds her white hands.

- kishimoto suifu

#senryu

大阪は / よいところなり / 橋の雨
Osaka is a fine place—rain over the bridges.

- kishimoto suifu

#senryu

ことさらに / 雪は女の / 髪へくる
Snow falls especially upon the woman's hair.

- kishimoto suifu

#senryu

電柱は / 都へつづく/ 懐しさ
Utility poles continuing toward the capital—a fond nostalgia.

- kishimoto suifu

#senryu

258.

If I were braver,
I'd walk out into the rain
and just keep going.

#haiku #poetry #senryu #autumn

ぬぎすてて / うちがいちばん / よいという
Kicking off one's clothes and saying, "Home is best of all."

- kishimoto suifu

#senryu

The Wild Geese—I long to go with them, Ogai Mori knew

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盃は / 淋しからずや / 友かわる
Isn't the sake cup lonely?—Friends change.

- kishimoto suifu

#senryu

金扇の / 父 銀扇の / 母 忘れられず
Gold-folding-fan father, silver-folding-fan mother—unforgettable

- kishimoto suifu

#senryu