Senryu For You

A series of senryus about some poets here in the cafe.

Mattavelli rocks
Bobbles poetry easy
Questions all my thoughts

(That is a bobble head isn't it?)

Old man is all hairs
Jacob writes up a ladder
Let's you know he cares

Cherrie was a fruit
At first she was anime
Now we see she's cute

Shadrach is a hah
'Cross the big blue pond he calls
Mike writes, without flaw

In the Light of Song
We see her truth in music
Love to sing along

Fermenting Barley
Words like hot hops brewing
Girl drinks poetry

From the land of sun
Carlos swings a verbal sword
Jesting just for fun

(Or is that the fool?)

Baptized by a cat
Sharing caring energy
John is all of that

K's a bit depressed
Writes down rhyme to ease her mind
Heartfelt words are best

Writing for us Yanks
Chris wrote happiness so late
Now we all give thanks

Introspective thoughts
Sam shares all her misery
Writing to detox

2021

Author's Note

Obviously I have too much time on my mind...after finishing that poem I just wrote which was so heavy(too heavy?), I needed to lighten my mind..
As I was writing these I kept thinking...is it ok for haiku to rhyme? Almost doesn't seem like haiku, when it does. Like haiku is supposed to intentionally stumble into profound truth. I'd be interested in your thoughts on this. Its rhymes I find. Hope you don't mind.
Thanks for all the poetic love!!

Billigami
(My name is Bill. William just sounds good with the art)

Reviews

[Carlos Lorenzo Estrada]

Thank you kindly Bill for the wonderful haiku. You sure did capture a piece of my personality in your art. I feel like the Zorror of poetry. Ready with words to fight against injustice. Villainy should always be weary of Jester in costume for the fool is more wiser than the king. Thank you again my friend.

[William Michael Reeves]

That's kind of amazing Carlos. I had this perception of you based on your poetry, your reviews of mine and others, and the power of your name and words that you needed a verbal sword in your hands. And then to read your description of yourself. And even more amazing is how that could relate to the piece I wrote this morning and am about to post. Especially my notes. I'll be anxious to hear what you think. Glad you and your sword are on our side battling emptiness!!

[Patricia]

Ok now you’re just rubbing it in! LOL this is so good! Feel better? Great writing

[William Michael Reeves]

Thanks. We just met or there'd be one for you. Waiting to be friends then I'll write one for you. I guess its not haiku. It's senryu

[K writes]

K's a bit depressed
Writes down rhyme to ease her mind
Heartfelt words are best

Love this, Amazing write. send it out to your friends and I am sure they will read it and review it.
wonderfully written

[William Michael Reeves]

Glad you like! Didn't mean to presume what your state of mind was.

[mattavelli]

Hello, William! :)
I think you're going to make a lot of friends here, and the rhyme adds to the fun of the read. Id like a verbal sword, to carve metaphor from tricky phrasing, and some barley brew to smooth everything over. Haha

[William Michael Reeves]

I guess that means I'll be writing more haiku. You didn't answer my question. Bobble head?

[mattavelli]

Its not a bobblehead.