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A chapter in the book One Thousand Cranes

Wind Harp

by Gypsy Blue Rose


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wind harp howls

      an ethereal melody —

vacant nursery

 

 





The wind harp is a musical instrument that is played by the wind. It's a wooden box including a sounding board, with strings stretched lengthwise across two bridges. It is often placed in a slightly opened window where the wind can blow across the strings to produce sounds.

MODERN SENRYU is a Japanese poem with a title that deepens its meaning. Senryu is similar to Haiku but It's about human nature and it doesn't include a season word (kigo). It's written in one to four lines with no strict syllable count, but brief. These poems use a pause usually marked by a dash before the satori (an insightful twist to ponder). Alliteration and metaphor are okay. Never rhymes. the em-dash ( -- ) is used to emphasize an interruption in speech before the satori.

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Gypsy
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