scratches in my mind - heart<mind
Another inspirational entry in my series of thought-provoking senryū
the mirror reflect
ideas our hearts detect
though our minds deflect
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why give time and space
to any...anything at all
if it doesn't reflect
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very truths we hold
the undiluted, pure form
who we want to be
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we can stand and say
no...no...to just getting by
yes...yes...to our hearts
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Thanks for reading!
Author's Notes: Hello my fellow writers and readers! Guess who's back? Back again? From the North of England to the West of Scotland. Me. Did you miss me?
To kick things off, while I catch-up a little on reading and concocting new stuff, here is a collection of connecting senryū and latest entry to my "scratches in my mind" series I wrote today.
Here are some other things:
A link to the search results on Vocal for all the other entries in "scratches in my mind" until I put together a pillar post:
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Comments (17)
love your entry the mirror reflect ideas our hearts detect, feels so pure👌
I love the first one, because it rhymes. I am a simple folk.
Love this. It is very real .
Great linking Senryu - first my favourite, yet liked the indecisiveness of the last one too. 😄👍
A longer scratch and it’s a great one! Really liked the use of the ellipses in the final senryu, very impactful formatting choice!
Yessss, I missed youuuuu, Sir Paul! So happy you're back hehehehe. Loved your set of Senryus! 🍩🥐
Being true to ourselves is hard, I think. Nice to have you back scratching. Not scratching backs but just here, scratching. You know what I mean.
Welcome back. That was an excellent start. The first one really had me thinking..welldone, buddy.
Your opening lines were absolutely incredible.
Kind of amazing how difficult it is to see and embrace ourselves the way we truly are and stop all the mask wearing and pretending. Love your poem, Paul!
Stephen and I were just talking about you!! Happy you're back friend and clearly coming back to do some slaying!! Love this Paul! That opening stanza was my favourite part!!
When one looks in a mirror you can see yourself clearly. Good work and hope you had a little fun on you trip.
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Welcome back, pal! This is something I should probably think about more often.
a good reminder of being just who we are meant to be
Love it!
And we should be true to ourselves. Great senryu chain!