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Humor
Obscene call
our old aunt asks,
could you repeat that?
Alexis Rotella
tired of sleeping
with a drip
she calls the plumber
Carol Raisfeld
Japanese toilet...
just when I've mastered
the iPod
Bob Lucky
how did he do it —
the man on the cell phone
at the urinal?
Carlos Colón
asking for
the dressing room
at the condom store
Mykel Board
her bundle of joy —
worried,
I count backwards
Mykel Board
consulting
the cheaper psychologist
telling all
Martin Shea
crowded train
the space around
the mumbler
Bob Lucky
on a bus he makes room
for the curvaceous blonde...
an old lady sits instead
Gautam Nadkarni
expediting his visit
he backs into
the proctologist's office
Carol Raisfeld
passing gas
the ceiling fan seems
to pick up a notch
Michael Rehling
adventure beckons…
i go camping in the
backyard
Gautam Nadkarni
security conscious —
I lock myself out
Garry Eaton
Zen Christmas—
now
is the present
Mankh
I buy him two balls —
our dog who
just got neutered.
Alexis Rotella
lover's lane
couples busy talking
into their cell phones
Kala Ramesh
celebrating
grandpa's 95th birthday
the clown leaves early
Carol Raisfeld
his quiet funeral —
a man who did
most of the talking
Barry George
everyone left,
she said to me,
and left
Robert Coelho
your attention, please!
who can fly this plane
and didn't have the fish?
Carol Raisfeld
Credits:
"Obscene call" and "I buy him two balls" from OUCH: Senryu That Bite,
Modern English Tanka Press, copyright © 2007 by Alexis Rotella; by permission of the author.
"consulting" from Seer Ox No.2, Michael McClintock editor, copyright © 1975 by Martin Shea; by permission of the author.
"I buy him two balls", from OUCH: Senryu That Bite, Modern English Tanka Press, copyright © 2007 by Alexis Rotella; by permission of the author.
"his quiet funeral" from Frogpond 28.1, copyright © 2005 by Barry George; by permission of the author.
Senryu Illustrations by Donna Foulke
Credits:
The above illustrations are based on the following senryu:
At the brassier factory,
the busty receptionist
says "Can we help you?"
Alan Pizzarelli
from Simply Haiku Autumn 2005, vol 3 no 3, SENRYU/Sex topic, copyright © 2004 by Alan Pizzarelli; by permission of the author.
"I'm serious!"
he shouts
wearing a pinwheel hat
Alan Pizzarelli
from Simply Haiku Summer 2006, vol 4 no 2, SENRYU/Things topic, copyright © 2001 by Alan Pizzarelli; by permission of the author.
"drool inwardly!"
she mutters to her husband
on the crowded beach
Alan Pizzarelli
from Senryu Magazine -- out to lunch, River Willow Publications, copyright (c) 2001 by Alan Pizzarelli; by permission of the author.
Senryu illustrations copyright © 2007 by Donna Foulke; by permission of the artist.
SATIRE
Alan Pizzarelli
Old Pontiac —
a drunk jumps in
sound of motor.
Carlos Colón
The bore —
she's
early.
Alexis Rotella
The old lady frowns
at the length of my skirt —
I hike it up.
Pooja Nansi
piano practice
our scowling child plays
Ode to Joy
Tom Painting
preaching against falsehoods
the priest adjusts
his new toupee
Elizabeth St Jacques
at first
he swears at the bible ~
then he swears by it
Gautam Nadkarni
confetti...
promise after promise
from the senator's mouth
Ed Markowski
campaign tour
next to the candidate
a steam shovel shovels
Mykel Board
a Japanese airhostess
at the end of a long flight says:
Hope you had a nice fright
Gautam Nadkarni
Japanese restaurant —
Dad asks for
a fortune cookie
Mykel Board
hello grasshopper
on my zucchini I'm told
you should be removed
Kam Holifield
rich velvet cake
with butter cream frosting —
what diet?
Jessica Lafortune
super market:
the fat broad reaches for
DIET SELTZER
Anita Virgil
short changed
waitress giving a dwarf
the finger
Jörgen Johansson
country market
a red-haired girl
clucking at the hens
Marlene Egger
listening
with half an ear to
the therapist with a tic
Anita Virgil
buying
Your Way to Debt Freedom
with my credit card
Mykel Board
all day deposition —
the lawyer's
"at the risk of repeating myself"
Barry George
talking divorce
he pours his coffee
then mine
Roberta Beary
before Her Honor
cleavage
has no case
LeRoy Gorman
a new year
resolve to abstain
is toasted with a drink
Gautam Nadkarni
Credits:
"Old Pontiac" from Lynx XI.2 as part of "He Walks on Eggs" renga with Alexis K. Rotella, copyright © 1996 by Carlos Colón; by permission of the author.
"The bore" from OUCH: Senryu That Bite,
Modern English Tanka Press, copyright © 2007 by Alexis Rotella; by permission of the author.
"piano practice" from Modern Haiku XXXII:3, copyright © 2001 by Tom Painting; by permission of the author.
"preaching" from The Senryu Series, edited by Alan Pizzarelli, Haiku Canada Newsletter, copyright (c) 1990 by Elizabeth St Jacques; by permission of the author.
"hello grasshopper" from Woodshavings, Spring Street Haiku Group, copyright © 1994 by Kam Holifield; every attempt has been made to contact the author. If anyone knows her address, please contact the editor.
"super market" and "listening" from ONE POTATO TWO POTATO ETC, Peaks Press, copyright © 1991 by Anita Virgil; by permission of the author.
"all day deposition" from Haiku Canada Sheet, copyright © 2002 by Barry George; by permission of the author.
"talking divorce" from The Unworn Necklace, Snapshot Press, copyright © 2007 by Roberta Beary; by permission of the author.
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