A collection of senryu, mostly published on Twitter (@haikuinen) in response to various poetry promts. My thanks go to the people who take the time to provide these prompts. --- http://twitter.com/Haikuinen
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in the park dog exercising his man both out of breath --- needle on the floor you can almost hear the haystack fall --- a grey afternoon stuck on the sofa the remote and I ---
stickers in their backs lapwings are back for summer return to sender --- anticipation all eyes on the bus stop look the same way --- uneasy kitchen my strained relationship with the colander --- Fibonacci knew beauty in mathematics and nature alike --- mysteries of life sometimes need considering the fridge light! --- small blessings it takes two to tango but one to solo --- it's pi day let's celebrate like it's three point one four --- politicians can affect your blood pressure listen with care --- every morning regular as clockwork I miss the bus --- anyway, Anakin- may the weak force be with you said the lepton --- busy day topped with the ultimate luxury prospect of sleep --- first world problems the long dark seconds waiting for the green light --- ninety middle azimuth degrees number of the East --- numb and number wrinklies anesthetised by single malt --- copper carbonate more substance than content unless it's happy --- it was so nearly apples and pears to heaven but Plant wasn't cockney --- sunday afternoon toast with apricot jelly a nice cup of tea --- troubled waters the sailing just got tougher can you pour the oil --- crunch in my teeth cookery skills showcased al dente radish --- promotions one day come to a head field marshal Pepper --- I am by the pond with the proverbial frog who will leap? --- leap day by the pond no prizes for guessing what the frog did --- the pond and the frog there's got to be another pun about "leap"! --- frog with its thoughts sitting by the haiku pond after leap day --- winter dealt with deconstruct the spring and you'll have summer --- tomorrow I shall leap into the unknown or March --- celebrate pi and divide circumference by diameter! --- river ferry chugs on the edge of the ice city ducks quack --- sorsat kyttävä föri kulkke mihe lie toispual jokke? --- I take my essay to the teacher and say mark those words --- is it worth knowing a letdown or sheer bliss the meaning of life --- for all I know the sound of moon's silence is in the air --- madness of March hares boxing like Rocky Balboa? not convinced --- the frog by the pond doesn't need to square it just jumps in --- misunderstanding there isn't any need for a square peg --- paint your words on an imprisoned moment unchain a river ---
moors and mills worlds apart but together with matchstick men --- allergic to cats? that's just schadenfreude. bless you! --- an old man zimmer frame as a seat gets up and runs off --- for every action an opposite reaction so why be civil? --- Newton's fourth law he came up scratching his head: "don't like them apples" --- law society's law: every action has makings of a class action --- someone's haven from the snow-clad chimney a twist of smoke --- you can't always trust a teacher to write much sense not by a long chalk --- I cannot resist pull of the magnetic North Arctic winters rule! --- star after star the night sky lights up despite Earth Hour ---
written at back of a postage stamp a haiku --- little or large the ticket to the morning a dose of coffee --- the words that spew out never designed as weapons but handle with care ---