Haiku Musings

Many people who write haiku think they are creating haiku when in fact, they are making senryu. What's senryu you ask? It's exactly like haiku except its subject matter has to do with anything besides nature. Mostly, it has to do with what goes on in the human realm. Here's an example of a senryu:

Spring morning --
a strand of her hair
between the kiss

At first glance, this seems to be a haiku poem. It looks like haiku and has something to do with nature (spring morning) but the main subject of this senryu is about two people kissing. It has nothing to with something occurring strictly in nature. Here's another example:

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