Senryu Journey
I just had to go one step further, didn't I?
A challenge was set, an abecedarian, a senryu every verse
But will I conclude, by using every letter, bright idealism
Chaos in my mind, can I remember any words, clear mind, empty head
Did I really want this? Dangerous attempts to dive, down the alphabet
Ever wondered why people, enthusiastically, evade the stress of this
Fishing for funnies, flexing the English language, finding the best route
Gliding A to be, getting flustered, going mad, great, G is covered
Here comes H to help, hope is driving me forward, hesitant? Not yet
In a minute though? it remains to be seen now, I will let you know
Just when I felt calm, I comes along to jolt me, just can’t catch a break
Kick to my head meant, kaleidoscopic colours, knock me out for six
Lying on my back, looking at clusters of clouds, looming, full of water
Maybe I will remain, maybe I should find shelter, my head feels the drips
No time to move now, not to worry, drenching helps clean, nasty stains and dirt away
Oh, if it was that easy, only if I could clean me, outside and inside
Perhaps I can, if, pitter patters turn to storms, power washing me
Quite the image, Paul, Quality surrealism, Quickly move on, Paul
Really no way out, R is so close to the end, Ramp it up, Paul
Success is in sight, should, you call it a success? Seriously? No
This has been a test, to have a try, and not fret, that it might not work
Until I reach Z, unfortunately, I’ll go, until letter Z
Vile and violent, viciously bastardising the very language I love
We’re on fourth to last, while I’m wondering if this, was even a good plan
Xenacious, I am, xyresic though this has been, xanthic sunrise nears
You’ll be glad to know, Y means this here madness, Yes, it’s nearly done
Zealously zapping, zigzagging to the finish, zephyr takes me off
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Thanks for reading!
Author's Notes: Sooooo I originally published this early 2022, when I was just starting my poetic journey. Rejigged it, for the challenge. Each line is a senryu. My brain is fried again, just reading through it.
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Comments (13)
Amazing... the content is so funny & clever. "Kick to my head meant, kaleidoscopic colours, knock me out for six Lying on my back, looking at clusters of clouds, looming, full of water Maybe I will remain, maybe I should find shelter, my head feels the drips"
Oh wow. I’ve never read this originally! Very funny and creative. I like this structure and only later noticed the repetition of the the letter in the line three times! Fun work Paul! “great, G is covered”! 😅🤣
Delightfully accomplished. But in the line, "Just when I felt calm, I comes along to jolt me, just can’t catch a break," don't you want "J comes along to jolt me..."?
That was great a d a lot of fun. I was cheering you on.
Masterful. Such an over-achiever. But joking aside, nice.
Brilliantly funny and clever! 🤍
Well done, sir!
Crikey Moses, well done.
What a great entry! Well done!
A raucus but pleasant journey, friend! Write on!
Gosh, how you do even do this? As if an Abecedarian isn't hard enough, you had to do a Senryu for every line? You set the bar so high Sir Paul! Well done!
writing is simply brilliant.
It's W X, isn't it? 🤔 I'm getting staggered by all these great entries! I don't have a prayer on this one! 😁