Japanese Quartet



NIGHT SCENE (Haiku)

The moon sets her sails
to navigate the night sky
with great majesty

Stars twinkle and shine
in a deep velvet backdrop
as dreamers dream on

*** *** *** ***

MAN IN THE MOON (Dodoitsu)

The man in the moon told me
heaven is often just a
heartbeat away for dreamers
who knock on love's door

*** *** *** ***

YOUR SMILE (Senryu)

Warm and welcoming
your smile brightens up my day
like the summer sun

*** *** *** ***

OUR LOVE (Tanka)

Seasons come and go
but our love remains constant —
no matter the clime
our love will travel with us
wherever we choose to go

____________________

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Submitted by RobertHaigh on July 19, 2020

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Scheme A BXC XXX B CXXX X XDX A EXXXE D
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 603
Words 118
Stanzas 13
Stanza Lengths 1, 3, 3, 1, 1, 4, 1, 1, 3, 1, 1, 5, 1

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