touching Venus
I dreamt of reaching the stars
but I missed
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and I fell on your lap
like a little girl
bouncing on your knees
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then I danced for you
with my old friend,
the handsome moon
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Author Notes
"Though my soul may set in darkness,
it will rise in perfect light;
I have loved the stars too fondly,
to be fearful of the night" -Sarah Williams
SENRYU is a Japanese short unrhymed poem that uses imagistic language to express the essence of a deeply felt moment in time. Unlike Haiku, senryu is about human nature and doesn't need a season word. It resonates on a deeper level, leaving the reader enlightened and making an insightful connection between the top two lines and the last one, called the SATORI. It's written in 17 syllables OR LESS and three lines. Classic Senryu tends to be satirical or humorous. In the 17th century, when it was created, men sat outside taverns writing rather racy senryu about women ... such as limericks
Thank you very much for reading and reviewing my poems.
Gypsy
"Poetry heals the wounds inflicted by reason." - Novalis
pictures from my pinterest account
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