Senryu(Conversation )

 

 

early morning flight
aisle seat next to a stranger
conversation starts

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Deciduous

 

Deciduous

 

Spring branches begin their slow growth

Green leaves appear and buds are on the way.

The chill that was in the south

has swung around and warms the things we say.

 
 
As summer strengthens its tender hold

Occasional flowers will bear fruit.

Bees buzz and hum, encouraging the mood,

Our words no longer seem just moot.

 

Autumn hides the coming chill

behind a profusion of extravagance.

True colours show and bend our will

Conversations display less elegance.

 

Winter comes and brings a frost

that reaches deep and burns the soul.

A barren twig we seem to use the most

To lash each other with jibes we can’t control.

 

‘Til spring returns and frost subsides

When shoots of green will test the air.

Hope for a season that maybe abides

And once again our words are safe to share.