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In Fugacious Bliss

Senryu for May - It's Romantic! :)

By Paul StewartPublished 2 years ago 1 min read
In Fugacious Bliss
Photo by Khamkéo Vilaysing on Unsplash

hold me captive, and

Stop - i n h a l e the fresh May breeze

in fugacious b l i s s

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Thanks for reading!

Author's Notes: While trying to think of something for Mike's awesome challenge, I came up with this senryu...It's a bit cheerier and romantic, much like my recent poem, For Ruth. Enjoy!

Here is Mike's challenge, just because I mentioned it and it's an awesome challenge - you should enter it. I know I am going to when I can concoct a villanelle:

Here are some other pieces:

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Paul Stewart

Award-Winning Writer, Poet, Scottish-Italian, Subversive.

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  • D.K. Shepard2 years ago

    Fugacious! What a great word for a poem about May! This was enchanting!

  • I kept reading fugacious as fugly 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 I had to look up the meaning of it so thank you for that education hehehe. A very Paulitical Senryu!

  • It's lovely for May.

  • John Cox2 years ago

    You had me at fugacious, Paul. Loved it!

  • Hannah Moore2 years ago

    Fugacious eh?

  • Very nice!! Refreshing

  • L.C. Schäfer2 years ago

    Gorgeous, Paul

  • Ahsan Ahmad2 years ago

    lovely

  • Heather Hubler2 years ago

    Aww, lovely :) And great word choice!!

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