Manifesting the Muse - Ten Week Creative Writing Workshop - SF Bay Area

Senryū Soliloquy 1

Senryū Soliloquy 1

updraft

riding drafty
currents of air shifting down
and round this old house


bucket

a receptacle
for rain that's collectible|
to wash raven hair


sponge

drinking it all in
soaking the sun's bleeding rays |
sopping up the shine


ferocious

precocious their love
growly with fangs and claws
their deepest indigo


risk

risking a tryst
with an old love that surfaced
sailing on fantasy


ablaze

brick house all ablaze
razed to the ground ~ done in
by a book of matches


marble

lost her marbles
soon after knuckling down
went home with one cat's eye


jellyfish

jiggly neon nymphs
extraterrestrial visitors
monitoring seas


rice

rivers of pudding
food for the hungry masses
mighty white delight

sight

twice sided vision
valuable and varied
the ways ~ that we see




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lichen

lush emerald green
nature's carpet covering
a fitting blanket


trickle

fine leak of water
a most prosperous omen
dry desert manna


bend

in the river
an elbow crook, curved cradle
jade water heaven


look

the unseen sheen shines
when the under uncovered
layers peel away


canyon

red burnished slices~
merciless winds gorging them |
those moonlit ravines


beach

lovers entwined
stretched out on a deserted shore
waiting for world's end


saxophone

nothing better blues
played on shiny saxophones
the sound track of life


bask

to bathe in his sun
the one he can't see
to swim in its brilliant light

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zebra

rife with stripes zigging
and zagging this funny horse
gracious and stunning


who

a lofty question
a suggestion of import
and we are all one


soften

like butter melting
in frosting on a warm cake
my anger dissolves


recluse

brown and yes, scary
this spider weaves its own world
not to be messed with


curved

lines I fit into
you a spoon scooping me
rounded out like a drum


stroll

we stroll down memories
gone lost just yesterday
wishing on time-machines


abundance

redundant redux
cupboards of emergency |
canned food for winter


stem

main line ~ family
the glue of a sinking ship |
where we wind our clock


sting

the ringing of ears
when tongues wag negatively
a sting to good hearts


ginger(ly)

lacy-fingered round
a baby's head held cradled
in a cup of hope


shake

all earth's children quaked
then mother's rumbling bowels
shook them off like fleas


ache

to ache, or to bless
your fellow path followers
life's pain or power


bang

in the beginning
the big collide divided
another theory

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drift

swept away on air
in the blueness of water
currents of future

blend

harmonious
a desired combination ~
our soulful mix


raspberries

reddish-pink drupelets
whose juice colors crimson mouths
edible jewels


slip

in search of something
there on tips of tongues ~
concealed in sudden gestures


delicate

flower petal wings
tiny baby wrapped in veils
of the other side

waterfall

cascade of brilliance
a full mind spilling over
earth's cool jade water


happy

in the company
of good spirits smiling on
from seventh heaven


dim

the light when sun dies
how future looks in a rear view
mirrored fractals


sideways

along the axis
no ruffling of feathers
obliquely shadowed


buffet

rough winds buffeted
the ocean tries eating sand
swirls up the coastline


slither

slippin' and slidin'
slippery snake writhin'
stealthily up the path


burst

at the seams with joy
jump up at the newborn sun
run the streets happy


ledge

rocks beneath green seas
near shores adoring water
azure with pleasure


shark

shark man swam the seas
searching for his salvation
he was a new breed

half-man half fierce great white shark
seeking peace with all creatures


fine

pair of silk stockings
hung seductively over |
a fine screen cover

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butte

lava pinnacles
cap rock rough enough to stand
steady these landforms


tempest

skies opened their eyes
let loose a good hard cry
winds joined in - howling


frog song

nocturnal sirens
waking the neighborhood
wailing songs of love


sparrow

old world weaver bird
o waxbill ~ o java
knit a world in a nest


cloudburst

a sudden shock of rain
storm violently crashing
water down on earth


curiosity

what killed the cat
being in others' business
while not being asked

loyalty

we pledge allegiance
to flags that have stopped flying
o'er reality

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train

things were not the same
she boarded a slow train south
trying to find home


drift

consciousness shifted
to peripheral vision
momentarily

current

dipped in stardust
daredevils catch downdrafts
flown on the wind's wings


peacock

all window dressing
the male peafowls strut their stuff
females, they aren't fools


hedge

she shielded herself
from cold, the know it all's
right into loneliness


temper

tempered by heat
walking mean streets for a living
softened by real love

jewelry [box]


pearl moons from the sea
trinkets spilling over in waves
her remembrances

soften

sun the color of butter
melting through curtains
contagious the smiles

magnanimity

heart like a whorehouse
always open and inviting
a grand soul


luck(y)

a penny or kiss
shamrocks never fail
to turn us hopeful


hover

levitate or loiter
but don't stand too close to me
hang around awhile

fabric

those red stars in galaxies
far beyond rainbows
are my ancestors

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(✿◕‿◕)compromise


meet me halfway
one side touches the other
in a fond embrace


submerged


descended below
her surface polished perfect
the unseen grimace

burrow


rich red-brown the earth
hollowed out by sweet sound
flowers are born singing

farther


end of the clearing
furthest reaches of your town
turns blind in some eyes

flaw


diamonds in the raw
flaws thawing into shining
light through thick forest


fulfilled


thrilled with outcomes
cups half-full to overflowing
everything's roses

cardioid

we are two hearts
circling like red-tailed hawks
wanting love for life

orange


leathery-leaved evergreen
trees bear sunny fruits
filled with ambrosia


lull


breathing room
a space to be alone
pausing for clarity

chill


chilled to the marrow
bone cold and ready to fly
south winds wintering

heard


listening past tense
hearing beyond the obvious
between the lines

drip

en una gota
reflejos de corazon
el mundo gira
in a drop
shadowed heart's reflection
a world turning


spring [water]


a fount bursts brilliant
crystalline jeweled water
heady to give life

ruddy


ruddy morning light
earth throwing off night's blanket
birthing a new day

old wooden fence - really?

faded, forgotten
fallen into disrepair
the line between us