Senryu: Heartfelt Thoughts and Emotions in 17 Syllables

Audrey (vocalcoach),

Thanks for returning to read my senryu collection another time. Thanks, too, for pinning and tweeting my Hub, posting the link on Google+, and sharing with your HubPages followers. I appreciate your support of my writing.

Nell,

Thanks for reading my senryu collection and commenting in it. Thanks, too, for tweeting my Hub.

Both haiku and senryu are 17-syllable poems. Haiku traditionally deal with subjects related to nature. Senryu deal with emotions.

Maria,

Thanks for reading my senryu collection and posting your comment. I appreciate your very kind words.

Did you notice that the article title is also 17 syllables?

These senryu wrote themselves in a matter of minutes. The words simply flowed into my brain. I hadn't been thinking about writing poetry.

The less structured 17-syllable format, rather than the more structured 5 / 7 / 5 format, seems to work especially well for senryu. Some of the information I found while doing research for my poetry articles stated that it's OK to write in what I like to think of as 17-syllable "bursts" instead of the three-line format. The articles have said that the syllable count is what matters, not the line count.

The photograph is one I took on the island of Utö, the southernmost island in the Stockholm archipelago. The border is one which I created using Photoshop.

Sannel,

Thanks for reading the poems in my haiku collection and posting your comment. All six of my poems have 17 syllables, but some don't adhere to the traditional English language haiku format of three lines with 5 / 7 / 5 syllables.

Sue (Sueswan),

Thanks for reading my haiku collection and adding your comment. I appreciate your very kind words. Thanks, too, for sharing my Hub.

Nell,

Thanks for visiting again. Thanks, too, for sharing my haiku collection. I appreciate your continued support of my writing.

John,

It's nice to "see" you again. Thanks for reading, commenting in, and sharing my haiku collection. I appreciate your support.

Audrey,

Thanks for reading my haiku collection and adding your comment. I'm amazed at how many people have read and commented in my collection of short-form verse.

Nithya (Vellur),

Thanks for returning a second time to read my haiku collection. I appreciate your support of my writing.

Michelle (midget38),

Thanks for reading my haiku collection another time. I appreciate your sharing my article again.

Laurinzo,

Thanks for reading my haiku collection and adding your wonderful comment.

The five haiku took me a few minutes to write. It was almost as if they were automatic writing. The title took the longest...I wanted it to be 17 syllables.

Mary (tillsontitan),

Thanks for reading my haiku collection. Thanks, too, for your very kind words. I appreciate it.

Dianna (teaches12345),

Thanks for reading my haiku collection and adding your comment. I appreciate your support of my diverse HubPages writing.

LaThing,

It's nice to "see" you again. Perhaps friends can see us better than we can see ourselves because it's easier for someone on the ourside to look in than it is for someone on the inside to look out.

Vinaya,

Thanks for visiting again. I appreciate your continued support of my writing.

*Daisy* and *Mariposa* are also my two favorite haiku in the collection.

I sometimes think in groups of seventeen syllables. Words just pop into my head that way. I tried writing haiku in the traditional 5/7/5 format, but it just doesn't work for me. Everything seems forced; the words don't flow the way I would like them to.

ignugent17,

Thank you for reading my haiku collectiona and adding your comment.

Rema (remaniki),

Thanks for reading my haiku collection and adding your comment. I appreciate your support of my writing.

Elena (Lady E),

Thanks for reading my Haiku collection and commenting.

I had a long conversation with my friend yesterday. He told me how proud he is of me for completing the Apprenticeship Program, and he's still encouraging me to write. Good friends are to be treasured.

Rajan,

It's nice to "see" you again. Thank for reading my Haiku collection and commenting. I appreciate it.

Nell,

Thanks for reading my Haiku collection. I'm glad you enjoyed them.

I think I might have been a poet in a past life. Most of the time, words flow into my brain in 17-syllable groups, without my even thinking "I'm going to write a Haiku now." They seem to write themselves.

Michelle (midget38),

Thanks for reading my Haiku collection collection and commenting. I'm glad you enjoyed them.

Annie (Fennelseed),

Thanks for reading my six Haiku and commenting...the title of my collection also contains 17 syllables.

I appreciate your very kind words. My Haiku seem to write themselves. Group of 17-syllable thoughts often float into my head while I'm not even thinking about writing anything.

Mohan (Docmo),

Thanks for reading my Haiku collection a second time and adding another comment.

This is the first one of my Hubs in which you commented. During the past seven weeks, you have continually supported my writing. I appreciate that very much.

Steve (poshcoffeeco),

Thanks for reading and commenting about my Haiku collection. I appreciate your continued support.

Josh,

Thanks for stopping by again. Today is the birthday of the friend to whom I dedicated this collection of Haiku. I posted the collection on Google+ when I wished him a "happy birthday."

Linda,

Thanks for visiting again. I posted this Hub on Google+ earlier today, and I reminded Dave to look on G+ for his Hubs.

Josh,

Thanks so much. I write in 17 syllables, but my Haiku are a bit non-traditional in that my lines are not always 5/7/5. The titles of my Haiku collections are always 17 syllables, too.

Julie,

Thanks for reading and commenting in another of my Hubs. Sometimes the 17 syllables just flow into my head without my even thinking about it. They don't flow in the 5/7/5 format, however.

Susan,

Thanks for reading my Haiku collection and commenting.

They're all 17 syllables, as is the Hub title, but none of them are in 5/7/5 format.

Christy,

Thanks for reading and commenting in another of my Hubs. Thanks, too, for sharing my Haiku collection on Google+.

There was a time when I had considered stopped writing. I have a good friend who convinced me to continue, and who still encourages me to write.

skye2day,

It's nice to meet you. You're my 300th follower. Thanks for that.

I'm glad you enjoyed reading my Haiku. I took the photograph on Utö, a small island that's the southernmost island in the Stockholm archipelago.

Cathleena,

It's nice to meet you. Thanks for reading my Hub, commenting in it, and sharing it. I'm so fortunate to have such a caring friend.

Nithya (Vellur),

It's nice to meet you. One of the things I like best about HubPages is people from all over the world reading and commenting in my Hubs.

Tracy,

Thanks for reading and commenting in another of my Hubs. I'm very fortunate in having such a good friend.

Cyndi,

Thanks for reading my Haiku and commenting. I enjoy the challenge of this type of poetry. You'll have fun with it.

Dianna,

Thanks for reading another of my Hubs and commenting in it. I enjoy the challenge of writing Haiku. I find it very calming. I keep to the 17 syllables, but I don't always write in lines of 5/7/5 syllables.

Docmo,

It's nice to meet you. Thanks for reading my Haiku and leaving your comment. I appreciate it.

Audrey Howitt,

Thanks for visiting again. I appreciate your support.

Audrey (vocalcoach),

Thank you so much for your very kind words. I hope reading my Haiku helps take your mind off your physical pain today.

Rahul,

It's nice to meet you.I'm glad you enjoyed reading my Haiku.

Crystal,

Thanks for visiting again. Thanks, too, for adding your very kind words.

Crystal,

Thanks for reading my Haiku and commenting. Haiku are 17 syllables. I've seen some people publish just one poem as a Hub, but I think it's so much more meaningful to publish a group of Haiku as a collection.

secondimage,

Welcome to HubPages. It's nice to meet you. Thanks for reading my Haiku and commenting. I appreciate it.

Keith,

Thanks so much for your very kind words.

My words just flowed with this collection. It's as if the Haiku wrote themselves. Sometimes I think in groups of 17 syllables.

Susan,

Thanks for reading my Haiku and adding your comment. I appreciate it.

Dana,

Thanks for reading my Haiku and adding your comment.

Audra,

Thanks for reading my Haiku a second time and adding another comment. Thanks, too, for your continued support.

Vicki,

Thanks so much for your very kind words. I appreciate it.

Denise,

Thanks for reading my Haiku. I'm glad you enjoyed them.

Movie Master,

Thanks so much for reading my Haiku. I'm glad you enjoyed them.