Celestial Bodies

Lady Sunshine on Sep 25, 2011

Tags: Cai Wenji, celestial bodies, Moon, senryu, sun, Sun Shang Xiang

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A pair of senryu (haiku variation).

The pale moon sleeps

Nestled in the midnight sky

Embraced by heaven

The fiery sun

Tickled by the passing clouds

Bursts through rifted haze

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Comments (4)

Prakash Vaghela on Sep 25, 2011
nice job
Shirley Shuler on Sep 25, 2011
Hi Lady Sunshine, a beautiful pair of senryu. I love your choice of pictures for this piece.
Christine Ramsay on Sep 25, 2011
Those really are beautiful senryu. I haven’t heard of that format before.
Melody SJAL on Sep 25, 2011
Simply wonderful.

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