Tag: senryu

Fire and water meet,
And out of the clash comes the
Creation of worlds

Blast from the Past:

Fathom creation.
Flee like a belief into
Untouched subtlety.

As the earth consumes
Me, fever and loss are all
That can protect me.

Blast from the Past:

Waking, plagued hands turn
Their rocket’s autopilot
Away from the sun

Even tiny stones
Help alter the river’s course
Each one plays its part

Blast from the Past:

When you yield yourself
To the flood rushing forward,
You float upon it

I based on this second haiku on Medieval Japanese poem: https://www.poetry-chaikhana.com/Poets/I/IkkyuSojunIk/vastflood/index.html

Barred teeth, focused eyes
White fangs, dripping with
Your blood

Blast from the Past:

Lay awake then rise
The sun will soon return, to
Reveal your demons

Sowing bombs
Lingering fury at the poor
Seeds of destruction

Blast from the Past:

As the earth consumes
Me, fever and loss are all
That can protect me.

Always looking out
Guarding against foreign threats
Never gazing in

Another version with a different emphasis and themes:

Always looking out
To ward off threats, never sees
The beauty within

All I did today
I did as if others were
Watching over me

Blast from the Past:

Nothing’s more of a
Waste and annoyance than
Careless solemnity.

You know what has a
Soul based on what decides to
Keep its own secrets

Blast from the Past:

Lying to live, or
Living to deceive, losing
Credibility

Life is growth, So if
We’re not growing together,
We’re growing apart

Blast from the Past:

Grow what is working,
And then improve what is not.
Iterative process.