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Cute. 'Whisper' is 1,000 times better than 'speak' would have been. 'Imagination' is a sudden stop after the commas/pauses in L2, but is a powerful contrast that still continues the imagery begun with 'whisper'. I like it a lot. Don't forget to proof read!
A pretty haiku, very nice. At first I was seeing a flitty sparrow being jostled in the wind. Then I realized by flirtatious you must have come in close contact with a sparrow in your shed or garage, or some other unusual place, and found he was friendly and playful. I don't get the connection to the title, but no suggestions for changes. Good job.
Does a fire flow? By cleared do you mean extinguished? Or do you mean the fire cleared something? What is breathing heavily? Not quite sure what you mean in L3 either. This clearly raises lots of questions for me. If you intended it to be an environmental statement, it isn't clear without your note. Even with the note, I don't get the connection. Suggest improving the clarity and/or different word choices.
Points for your syllable count, and for L2 which is the only one with any strength to it. It's an ok senryu, but I find the word choices are generally weak and lack emotion or depth. 'Kitchen predator' might be a better choice for L1 for example. In L3 you could be more subtle with 'Mouse oblivious'. Keep writing!
This does create an image in my mind, but it still falls short somehow. I'm left asking 'why?' Why did you write it? Why the 3-5-3 format? L3 is the only adjective but still not rich enough. Expand to 5-7-5 and see if you can add some depth and feeling.
I like this a lot. I'm torn over the duplication of 'thought', but it still works. A good example of where simple word choices still work well.
A wonderful poem, I truly love it. You've perfectly described the feeling of love, lust, desire, loss, and denial. I also enjoyed the rhyme scheme, the inversion at the end of some lines, the choice of words, and the length. I admit it, it's a lot like some of my work, and I genuinely admire and envy you for this. It had been in my focused queue for a while, and now I wish I'd reviewed sooner. 9-9-10.
I do like this very much. I interpret as a woman who has fought with her lover, and who wants to make up but without losing face or 'yielding'. The 'poetic fields' and 'poet's words' may be literally about poetry written by her lover which she's reading in the first stanza, and poetry she wants to be written or spoken to bring them back together in the last stanza. Lines 7 and 8 are the weakest for me. I'd suggest re-writing with a positive or optimistic outlook (my lover must/will return) wh...
I like the 4-syllable lines which give it a succinctness, and a 'punchiness', if you will. I could easily see this being part of a longer poem, especially if written in 8 syllables per line. The rhymes and word choices are simple but well chosen and pleasant. The whole piece flows well finishing with a thought provoking reference to physical or emotional abuse, completing what began in the first few lines with 'barbs' and 'quips'. The icing on the cake for me is the use of 'subtlety' and the ...
I can't rate this highly as senryu, as for me it's simply a statement and two questions written in 5/7/5. It's still touching and full of emotion though.
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