coal rook snares white knight
opening infantry pawns
sidelined, queen retires
senryu by M. Nakazato LaFreniere
Daily haiku or senryu for fun
Tag: MLMM
Tanka : boots
give me all your best
no lies, don’t be a-messin’
something you call love
keep playing, we’ll be burning
these boots were made for falling
tanka by M. Nakazato LaFreniere
Mandibelle16 challenged us to create something using Nancy Sinatra’s These Boots Were Made For Walking. I loved that song as a teenager — still love it. The whole tough chick story is cool. But I am also a romantic so this is the sequel because she found “a brand new box of matches.”
Senryu : sleeping like a clam
clammed up in my quilt
alarm tears me from my shell
autumn dreams depart
senryu by M. Nakazato LaFreniere
Chèvrefeuille challenged us to revise a classical haiku by Basho on the Ise Shima Wedding Rocks.
Senryu : visitor
the visitor smirks
Wednesday’s shame stunned updraft’s course
urges twist profane
by M. Nakazato LaFreniere
I thought I’d write a story but my mind went
Senryu : train
darkened theaters
watching films in black and white
newsreels, cartoons
senryu by M. Nakazato LaFreniere
Before dawn, the train leaves the city walls to cross the empty prairies heading for some soon-to-be-forgotten
Senryu : insomnia
sleep deprivation a night without dreams ; eyes closed revenant’s body senryu by M. Nakazato LaFreniere been having a problem getting to sleep lately so …. References: Sunday Writing Prompt #239 “It’s All in the […]
Senryu : Vile Truth
The vile truth revealed
Look! Shadows in the cellar
Soul scathing darkness
senryu by M. Nakazato LaFreniere
I was redecorating again. Winter
Senryu : dawn
May your dawning New Year shine bright
fresh dawn, farewell night
New Year’s brings promise, firm goals
revelry and smiles
senryu by M. Nakazato LaFreniere
Honestly today when I woke up, I
Senryu : 2017 into 2018
two thousand seventeen
one year dances out, next in
two thousand eighteen
senryu by M. Nakazato LaFreniere
luckily 2017 has exactly 5 syllables but it did make for a very short haiku
Love this video. A few days ago, airport employees left their desks and broke out into dance to end the year much to the surprise of the people still in line. Now you know why they tell you you have to check in an hour early!
I love musicals so seeing people break out in song in real life in mundane
Senryu : a cracked fairytale
cracked facade festering
fairytale’s so bad ending
seven years curve round
senryu by M. Nakazato LaFreniere
Ok, it was one of those parties. I sat in a chair and it shot me through a chimney into a weird teal mushroom world. I swear I did not take anything. Ever since I’ve been studying for my final wizard’s