Senryu 1964 Senryu 2024

Senryu 1964

 

 

the mountain is high

peace climbing to the apex

Martin Luther's dream

 

 

 

Senryu 2024

 

mountain exploded

avalanche of hate released

Martin's dream shattered

 

 

 

erin-cilberto

1/15/24

Reviews

[Chris Shaw]

Two dates. Sixty years apart. Hopes turn into shattered dreams. A man of peace. Just look at the violence and hatred of today. What would he make of it all? Where did it go so wrong? Brilliant j.

Chris

[jacob erin-cilberto]

He would be so disappointed...Chris.
thank you for your words,
j.

[schlanks]

The way you write so crushingly always seems so effortless. I feel a powerlessness in Senryu 2024--watching our society burn can truly feel like being caught in something as overwhelming and unstoppable as an avalanche. An unspoken question rings out: what can we do?

[jacob erin-cilberto]

Thank you for your kind review, schlanks.
j.

[Jack Cassidy]

You are one of the few poets on here that I enjoy reading - Simple and direct. "Mountain exploded" makes me think of West Virginia - great work

[jacob erin-cilberto]

Thank you, Jack...although I think there are numerous voices on here much stronger than mine.
j.

[Jack Cassidy]

Maybe...but I don't know them.