Cold Fire
Senryū
Bare branches claw up —
The sky bleeds its wounds in hues.
A cold, lonely prayer.
Haiku
Winter branches trace
moon’s veiled, burning palette —
night’s silent, cold fire.
Written for SenHai #22. Poems/prose ©Misky 2006-2025.
19 Oct: SenHai #22
17 responses to “19 Oct: SenHai #22”
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冬の枝は
月のベールに包まれた燃えるようなパレットを描き
夜の静かで冷たい炎を描きます。I often like to listen haiku in Japanese, so I load them to a translator… it would be better if I used an advanced AI voice model but still does the trick.
Your ink of this genre does more than justice… it echoes the essence of this art form ( one that may seem easy, yet is anything but).
Good morning, M-
Good afternoon. N.
This is such a brilliant idea — I raced off to listen at Google Translate. I’ve never thought to do this. I’m going to see if AI can audio-translate this one.
I enjoy writing to this form; its strict constraints make it a challenge (and I sometimes cheat and pronounce words (like fire) as one syllable. There’s a difference between American and British English pronunciation, I feel entitled to bounce between the two. (grinning)
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You’re welcome ☺️
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Thank you so much!
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It's Still Life 
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