I couldn’t resist sneaking in a Senryu for this week’s Poetry Challenge at Colleen Chesebro’s blog. This week’s prompt is a phrase: The Circle of Life. Short poem with a big message.
This week for our poetry challenge, I chose the theme, “the circle of life.” On Monday, I’ll reblog someone’s poem and offer them the opportunity to choose the theme for next month. I like the idea of more participation and choice by the challenge participants. This should be fun!
Senryu
We haven’t talked about Senryu for a long time. Remember, they are the sister or brother to Haiku, but instead of being nature related, they are often humorous or filled with irony.
The same rules apply to this form as they do in Haiku. Traditional Senryu is 5/7/5, current Senryu is 3/5/3, or 2/3/2.
You can visit Colleen’s Challenge and learn the rules and hop on!
The Circle of Life
What you give you get.
Karma, she never forgets.
Written agenda.
©DGKaye
DGKayewriter.com 
A great job, Debby.
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Thank you Robbie 🙂 x
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Great irony in this piece, Debby. Americans are weeping at the hit our democracy took yesterday. 😢❤️
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I know this Sis. Not just Americans. 😦 But a sad day in history for sure. ❤
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I’ve never heard of a Senryu. Pretty cool, Deb.
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Thanks Jacqui. It’s the same syllabic as Haiku, but geared more toward irony rather than nature. 🙂
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Wonderful response to the challenge, Deb! “Karma, she never forgets” LOVE that line. Thanks for sharing. I may try this…. 😀 We’ll see. I’m glad she included the definition of Senryu as I wasn’t sure what it was.
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Thanks Lis. Yes, for every challenge, Colleen introduces the various forms of writing in syllabic poetry. It’s challenging and fun. ❤
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That’s very clever, Debby. Brief and to the point, its message is strong. I wasn’t aware of this poetic form before.
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Thanks so much Norah. Exactly – short statement. 🙂 xx
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Well done, Debby! Thanks for sharing. 🙂
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Thank you Natalie ❤
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Love it Debby, certainly got the irony spot on… Karma has a very long memory… terrific senryu.. ♥
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Thanks so much Sal. Loving the Senryhu form! ❤
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Hi, Debby! A chilling but truthful Senryu, my friend. I love it! I hope you’re having a great time in Mexico. Take good care of yourself! ❤ xo
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Thanks so much Vashti. I’ve just returned! So far so good, but we’re told to quarantine for precaution. Oye! 🙂 ❤ I'll be back in blogland next week! ❤ xx
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