Senryu

Posted on April 1, 2018 by

 

Alzheimer’s—
a balloon on a stick
says get well soon

 

lost voice –
the doctor searches
with a camera

 

silver slipper moon—
I fail to fit
his image of me

 

#shithole
my neighbour builds
a higher fence

 

© Martha Magenta

Failed Haiku Journal of Senryu April 1, 2018

https://failedhaiku.com/2018/04/01/issue-28-is-up-for-your-viewing/#like-990

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About marthamagenta

Martha Magenta lives in Bristol, England, UK. Her haiku, haibun, senryu, and tanka have appeared in a number of journals, magazines, and anthologies. She was awarded Honourable Mentions for her haiku in The Fifth Annual Peggy Willis Lyles Haiku Awards, 2017, and the 71st Basho Memorial English Haiku Contest, 2017, and for her tanka in UHTS “Fleeting Words” Tanka Contest 2017. She is listed on The European Top 100 haiku authors, 2017. https://marthamagenta.com/
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