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The finest drama
Seems just like reality
Unlike boring life
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Nota Bene: The title of this senryū echoes verbatim the language of Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, Act II, Scene I; the lines uttered by Brutus in this context follow:
Between the acting of a dreadful thing
And the first motion, all the interim is
Like a phantasma or a hideous dream.
The genius and the mortal instruments
Are then in council, and the state of man,
Like to a little kingdom, suffers then
The nature of an insurrection
About the Creator
D. J. Reddall
I write because my time is limited and my imagination is not.
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Comments (3)
Great senryu with an intruiging backstory of inspiration!
This certainly has a lot of food for thought. Loved your Senryu!
Lots to ponder on here D.J.! I’ve not read Julius Caesar but appreciated the context of the title. 😊👍