Poem a Day Challenge #34 (Cross – Senryu version)

Today I was made aware of the poetic form of the Senryu and what distinguishes it from a Haiku. I was not aware of this and so my past attempts were probably hybrids in many cases.

If you are interested in the difference there is a good page here explaining it.

I was made aware of it by these posts.

Joy and Sorrow

and

Tourist

Over at the blog of Bastet and Sekhmet

So here is my first attempt – which is yesterday’s poem distilled into this form.

Senryu: Cross

By Scott Bailey © 2013

Fleeing from killers
The child runs desperately
To fill out a form.

Get the previous ones here

http://wp.me/P3kG6h-bb

5 thoughts on “Poem a Day Challenge #34 (Cross – Senryu version)

  1. Georgia's avatar Bastet Wed July 3 2013 / 4:29 am

    Just read them both…very well done! 🙂

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  2. Cubby's avatar Cubby Tue July 2 2013 / 11:02 pm

    That is one heck of a distillation. Well done.

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    • qlb4's avatar qlb4 Tue July 2 2013 / 11:19 pm

      Yeah. Worked though!

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    • qlb4's avatar qlb4 Tue July 2 2013 / 11:20 pm

      Yeah, but it works really well.

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