These two senryu were published in the May 2016 edition of cattails, collected works of the United Haiku and Tanka Society.
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Some Senryu for Springtime
Some of you already know that one of my newest favorite online journals to read is Failed Haiku: A Journal of English Senryu. Edited by Michael Rehling, this journal has taken off in the really large number of readers and downloads. The latest issue is 100 pages of some of the finest haiku/senryu poets writing today. Please be sure to visit and download the journal, which comes in pdf form. You will really delight in these poems and as with all senryu, emotions run from laughter to being touched deeply and seriously.
Click to access FailedHaikuIssue4.pdf
I was fortunate to have one haiga (which I will post separately) and two senryu published in the April 2016 issue. I am thrilled! These are my offerings:
Senryu…three for today
These three senryu were just published in the March issue of faileD haikU, a Journal of English Senryu, Volume 1, Issue 3, edited by Michael Rehling.
I hope you are enjoying senryu as much as I am. The world of haiku and senryu is so rich and open.
Two New Senryu…
I had two senryu published in the March, 2016, issue 18 of Prune Juice, Journal of Senryu, Kyoka, Haibun & Haiga, edited by Steve Hodge. It’s a real honor to be published in this excellent journal.
The first is dedicated to my friend, Gale, who underwent brain surgery last fall. She handled it with such grace and her usual humor. She has recovered and is doing really well. This poem is for her:
scalp stapled shut–
your laughter as you
try on bright new hats
Senryu have a human element to them. They are often thought of as being humorous, but that is not always the case. They can be very serious as in the next poem. This poem is a one line senryu. It is dedicated to someone dear to me who is undergoing cancer treatment.
your tumor growing we worry about the snow
I hope you will explore all the writers in this issue of Prune Juice: https://prunejuice.files.wordpress.com/2016/03/pj-issue-18-march-1603.pdf
Haiga #2 (a senryu)
As mentioned in the last posting, I had three photo haiga published in the March issue of faileD haikU, a Journal of English Senryu, Volume 1, Issue 3, edited by Michael Rehling. This is #2.
Note: Both the photo and senryu are by Mary Kendall.
Bits & Pieces
I had three haiku published in issue #61 of hedgerow, a journal of small poems last week.
old nest box…
a flurry of blue birds
before the snow
(hedgerow #61)
roasted chestnuts–
how could I forget
your laughter?
(hedgerow #61)
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my dog leaps
into still night water
to fetch the moon
(hedgerow #61)
A Poet in Time 