General Poetry posted September 3, 2016


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Tears and a broken heart drowns away the fear.

Fear and a Broken Heart

by Ric Myworld

hurricane's rain falls
windshield wipers clack in time
tears flow, my heart pounds



Senryu writing prompt entry
Writing Prompt
Write a satirical senryu.
-17 syllables or less
-no artwork
-basic editor
-two color presentation (one for background, one for text)
-no videos, music or animation

This is an attempt to level the playing field.

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Yes, this person is surrounded by a raging hurricane, but the tears flow from a broken heart that pounds the bass notes accompanying the clacking rhythm of the wipers. Rendering them almost oblivious to the true dangers of the storm. What to do if they make it through, is the real fear.
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