Love Poem: Love Birds (Senryu)
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Written by: Joseph Spence Sr

Love Birds (Senryu)

birds of the morning
singing, chirping, cuddling
lullabies of love



© Joseph, 6/1/07
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The traditional or classic Japanese senryu format has three lines:  the first has 
five syllables, second has seven syllables and the third five syllables.  The 
pattern is 5/7/5 for a total of seventeen syllables. The senryu is generally about 
an emotional expression.