Senryu Poetry

Senryu focuses on capturing human nature. Like a Haiku, a senryu is also written in three lines and it follows the 5-7-5 format:

• The first line must have 5 syllables.
• The second line must have 7 syllables.
• The third line must have 5 syllables.

Examples:

A Beautiful Senryu

He makes me feel great

The best part is yet to come

I feel beautiful

Goodbye Haiku, Hello Senryu

Now I feel so great

My first senryu I wrote

Goodbye haiku, bye

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