senryu

sun shines through window
illuminating the test
but not the answers

©2015-Art Belliveau

randomness: four senryu

i reach for the words
which skitter-scatter away
playing hide and seek


the noise in my head
could drown out a hurricane--
wait--what did you say?


almost the last page
can't wait to finish the book--
wish it were longer


turtle crossing road
macadam almost melting--
somebody help him!

©2015-Art Belliveau

senryu for Heather

everywhere we went
with every word that you spoke
i heard poetry

©2015-Art Belliveau

04/07/15

Wrote haiku and senryu with my students today. They seemed to have as much fun as me!

change is in the air
naked to completely clothed
suddenly springtime


students struggle to
create order from chaos
they write their haiku


my tummy rumbles
I dash to the closest john
I ate corn last night


a hot, summer night
staring overhead I see
ice chips in the sky


where is the right word?
I chase it everywhere, but
it eludes my grasp


they ask when it's due
and how many they should write
they need to focus


a problem solver
answering the tough questions
I could use a break


hot, bubbling water
easing away tension caused
by seventh graders


the diff'rence between
whispering and shouting is
lost on my students


desperate to finish
they look for short cuts and not
original thoughts


©2015-Art Belliveau

2 senryu

shadows in my soul
fighting to claw thier way out
i bar their exit

why is it some days
i walk half huddled over
by transparent weight?


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senryu

the back of my neck
feels the breath of the black dog
my neck hairs stand straight

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senryu (4/26)

using a chainsaw
is ever so relaxing
seeing progress made

©2014-Art Belliveau

two senryu (4/24)

i sit with these kids
their disrespect is galling
they're oblivious

juggling paper
instead of doing his work
he just has no clue

©2014-Art Belliveau

senryu (4/19)

writing a haiku
even when it's from the heart
often's really hard

©2014-Art Belliveau

1000

after seven years
writing poems here, on and off
i've reached one thousand

©2014-Art Belliveau

senryu 5/01/13

NaPoWriMo's done--
how long can I continue
writing daily poems?


©2013-Art Belliveau

senryu 4/30/13

surrounded by books
their presence eases tension--
local library


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senryu 4/2913

as the day closes
the hum of the dishwasher
is my lullabye

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senryu #4 4/28/13

"Pull my finger, kid!"
"I'm not falling for that one!"
It didn't matter...

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senryu #3 4/28/13

a frog's been stepped on--
on second thought, that's not right--
just me, breaking wind...

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senryu #2 4/28/23

just passed the exit
next one's fifty miles away--
now i have to poop...

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senryu #1 4/28/13

sometimes it seems like
all i ever do on here
is talk to myself

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senryu 4/26/13

Friday's almost done
everyone waits for the bell--
teachers most of all

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senryu 4/25/13

constantly talking
no one can hear instructions--
test day will be rough

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senryu 4/24/13

half-empty classroom
you would think there'd be less noise--
not in middle school

©2013-Art Belliveau