Okay I bought it
the winning lotto ticket
I can dream can't I
Nov 28, 2012
Senryu - Lotto
About This Poem
Style/Type: Structured: Eastern
Review Request Intensity: I appreciate moderate constructive criticism
Editing Stage: Not actively editing
Comments
Hi Mark thanks yep gis a
Hi Mark thanks yep gis a shout if u win lol cheers x
Hi Sue
I thought this one was very clever I cant see anything to change the syllable count was spot on
well done
sincerely Jayne-Chloe :)
ah thanks so much x
ah thanks so much x
lovely one
sue . But I think others might tell you its a senryu as it is more concerned with human foibles.
ah I learn something new
ah I learn something new every day here it's gr8 I'm only a novice who writes for fun thanks so much never heard of a senryu and didn't know haiku's where just about nature glad u enjoyed cheers x
Dear Sue,
This is what dreams are for...winning the lottery would be the birth of the fullfilment of many dreams! Good luck!
:)
always, Cat (& eddy)
Hi yeah doesn't buy happiness
Hi yeah doesn't buy happiness though all the best x
Sue
As Rula says it's a Senyru, the Haiku is about the seasons, yours is lovely.
Lovely to win though Eh! Yours as always Ian.T
Hi I didn't know anything
Hi I didn't know anything about Senyru never heard of it but I'm always delighted to learn thanks a mil glad u enjoyed cheers x
Hi
Got my ticket too . Figure if I win the taxes uncle Sam gets would run the gov't about 6 minutes lol...........stan
Bet you could Stan cheers Sue
Bet you could Stan cheers Sue x
if I may suggest
the last line doesn't add much, it's kind of implicit in buying lottery. And ending a poem with a question is never strong.
Some possible alternatives-
I still dream of more
all my dreams come true (eeek! a bad suggestion)
and will buy another
see where I'm going? You could add some philosophical depth.
hi thanks jess this one was
hi thanks jess this one was just a bit of fun cheers x
when you've only got 17 syllables
every syllable still counts, be it for fun or the meaning of life.
Hi Jess
I have to disagree about ending a poem with a question never being strong. Sometimes the entire poem leads up to the question which is posed to get reader to think. .............stan
I'm sure you could provide examples
of great poems ending in a question, Stan,
but would you not agree it is generally a lame ending?