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Cotton-eye Joe – foto by Smith

I received these 12 senryū/haiku as blog comments from six different poets artists this past month.

Some say haiku are about nature and the four seasons while senryū are about people, usually in a funny way.

Poet Jack McGuane says it this way:
SenryÅ«–Inquiry into the nature of humankind.
Haiku–Inquiry into the nature of the universe.

Seems to me poems about petting a cat or watching a cloud explore nature nature, human nature, and universe nature all at the same time– it’s all universal on various levels, so each is the other and neither just its own.

Here are the 12 comments in reverse order of arrival.

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Wife, cat, health, talent
humankind, universe, both
the same, senryū-haiku

– Jack McGuane

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shoveling snow
from cleveland sidewalk
just to see some green

– Ray McNiece

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Wash hands before kiss wife,
gargle before wash hands, shit
first, get swine flu shot.

– Jack McGuane

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the economy
is some dumbass bullshit that
i don’t subscribe to.

– fake dada [sumbitch]

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who would jesus bomb?
imaginary people
cannot bomb people.

– fake dada [sumbitch]

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Morning Smith haiku
glows from screen, illuminates
small wan winter day.

– Melissa Jay Craig aka Field Marshall May Midwest

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the wife is sleepin’
unfortunately she snores
that’s why i nudge her.

– fake dada [sumbitch]

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lots of haiku no
zing throw out haiku keep zing
zen for next haiku

– Jack McGuane

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Gazing out the win-
dow I see naked trees and
no heat from sun

– Jack McGuane

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shivering inside
not liking the ice and snow
Michigan cold sucks

– Rune Warrior

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i do the left shoe
& then i do the right shoe
ev’ry fuckin’ time.

– fake dada [sumbitch]

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keyboard sits quiet
room is dark with morning words
I hear the church bells

– Steve Reynolds

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night angle – foto by Smith

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