storming, seas rising light beckons beyond the door no humans allowed senryu by M. Nakazato LaFreniere References: Weekend Mini-Challenge: Doors Imagined By Brendan MacOdrum imaginary garden with real toads
Daily haiku or senryu for fun
Month: November 2017
Haibun: Rattlesnake Bridge
Whale swallowed Jonah
We walk through a viper’s mouth
Tucson’s Rattlesnake Bridge
senryu by M. Nakazato LaFreniere
I took some more pics of the bridge if you’d like to see them at Arizona Mary Photos.
Senryu : My Cat Pinkie
still sleepy, she purrs Pinkie likes to be petted — just not while napping senryu & photo by M. Nakazato LaFreniere References: Animal Senryu / Haiku / Tanka Challenge
A folk tale told in haiku
Just cuz you’re nice, doesn’t make you a fool: an old folktale
aka The Scorpion and The Tortoise (told in haiku)
river rushes by
scorpion asks for a ride
kindly tortoise nods
tap tap on the shell
“what are you doing up there?”
“trying to sting you”
shrugs, “it’s my nature”
“idiot” says the tortoise
diving down, “bye bye”
haiku by M. Nakazato LaFreniere
The scorpion stinging a friend on the river has various variants depending on the
Haiku : Dragonfly
scarlet dragonfly gold leaves, autumn’s rich beauty — laments drab desert fall haiku by M. Nakazato LaFreniere References: Bits of Inspiration ~ Dragonfly Challenge Inspiration by Susie Clevenger Imaginary Garden with Real Toads dragonfly kigo […]
Haiku: Rubaiyat Moon
Ah, Moon, my Delight
constant, upon arising
looks in vain for me
haiku by M. Nakazato LaFreniere
Tanka: Wannabe rocker’s lament
guitar begs me stop
can’t riff; my fingers clunky
sick cows sound better
love music, but can’t make it
thank gawd, my camera rocks
tanka by M. Nakazato LaFreniere
Senryu: A famous encounter
auntie sheriff said
once she arrested Scooby
it was a weird night
She doesn’t talk about that night much. Just said good thing Henry was fast with a gun as they had a slight problem with a chimp. She’d shake her head, look into her coffee, saying that was the night she