h...hatsune maeku...
January 30, 2025 at 12:52 AM
h...hatsune maeku...
Orrin’s maeku:
watching his struggle
to give an answer
faded print
on the nightstand
pill bottles
watching his struggle
to give an answer
faded print
on the nightstand
pill bottles
October 5, 2026 at 11:30 AM
Orrin’s maeku:
watching his struggle
to give an answer
faded print
on the nightstand
pill bottles
watching his struggle
to give an answer
faded print
on the nightstand
pill bottles
Orrin’s maeku:
watching his struggle
to give an answer
Spanglish
I wrap his native tongue
around mine
watching his struggle
to give an answer
Spanglish
I wrap his native tongue
around mine
October 5, 2026 at 2:51 AM
Orrin’s maeku:
watching his struggle
to give an answer
Spanglish
I wrap his native tongue
around mine
watching his struggle
to give an answer
Spanglish
I wrap his native tongue
around mine
Pippa’s maeku:
as silent as
the last letter in love
toy tea set
three generations
of lipstick stains
as silent as
the last letter in love
toy tea set
three generations
of lipstick stains
October 5, 2026 at 11:30 AM
Pippa’s maeku:
as silent as
the last letter in love
toy tea set
three generations
of lipstick stains
as silent as
the last letter in love
toy tea set
three generations
of lipstick stains
Pippa’s maeku:
as silent as
the last letter in love
French lessons
my lack of ease
en cours
as silent as
the last letter in love
French lessons
my lack of ease
en cours
October 5, 2026 at 2:59 AM
Pippa’s maeku:
as silent as
the last letter in love
French lessons
my lack of ease
en cours
as silent as
the last letter in love
French lessons
my lack of ease
en cours
watching his struggle
to give an answer
each second
guessing
the inevitable
***
as silent as
the last letter in love
the longing -
lengthening each
word unspoken
#maeku #senryu
to give an answer
each second
guessing
the inevitable
***
as silent as
the last letter in love
the longing -
lengthening each
word unspoken
#maeku #senryu
Submissions are open and our old bar game is back! Pour yourself a drink and have a go, see if you can win a place in our Journal!
#smallpoemsunday #senryusunday #senryu #writingcommunity
#smallpoemsunday #senryusunday #senryu #writingcommunity
October 6, 2026 at 1:50 AM
Orrin's maeku:
‘
watching his struggle
to give an answer
as he tries
to walk faster
than his gait will allow
.
‘
watching his struggle
to give an answer
as he tries
to walk faster
than his gait will allow
.
October 5, 2026 at 12:49 PM
Orrin's maeku:
‘
watching his struggle
to give an answer
as he tries
to walk faster
than his gait will allow
.
‘
watching his struggle
to give an answer
as he tries
to walk faster
than his gait will allow
.
To Orrin's maeku:
coffee snob
examining the beans
before they're ground
coffee snob
examining the beans
before they're ground
June 12, 2026 at 9:54 PM
To Orrin's maeku:
coffee snob
examining the beans
before they're ground
coffee snob
examining the beans
before they're ground
so that the capping of the 'maeku' to the 'tsukeku' would create a #tanka. (#tanka poems are made up of upper verses and lower verses in Japanese poetic metrics).
eventually one of the judges of #maekuzuke, a government bureaucrat named Karai Hachiemon, came to see that the individual #maeku...
eventually one of the judges of #maekuzuke, a government bureaucrat named Karai Hachiemon, came to see that the individual #maeku...
December 19, 2024 at 4:24 PM
so that the capping of the 'maeku' to the 'tsukeku' would create a #tanka. (#tanka poems are made up of upper verses and lower verses in Japanese poetic metrics).
eventually one of the judges of #maekuzuke, a government bureaucrat named Karai Hachiemon, came to see that the individual #maeku...
eventually one of the judges of #maekuzuke, a government bureaucrat named Karai Hachiemon, came to see that the individual #maeku...
To Pippa's maeku:
4-leaf clover
generated
by AI
4-leaf clover
generated
by AI
June 12, 2026 at 9:56 PM
To Pippa's maeku:
4-leaf clover
generated
by AI
4-leaf clover
generated
by AI
Since there's no alt text:
Orrin's maiku (two line verse):
steaming green tea
and a certain indifference
AND/OR
Pippa's maeku
returning the rabbit
to its food
Orrin's maiku (two line verse):
steaming green tea
and a certain indifference
AND/OR
Pippa's maeku
returning the rabbit
to its food
Prune Juice is reviving an old game. Offer a three-line response to our two-line verses in the comments or through e-mail for a chance at publication.
Let's play!
#SmallPoemSunday #poetrysky #senryu #writingprompts
Let's play!
#SmallPoemSunday #poetrysky #senryu #writingprompts
June 8, 2026 at 1:19 AM
Since there's no alt text:
Orrin's maiku (two line verse):
steaming green tea
and a certain indifference
AND/OR
Pippa's maeku
returning the rabbit
to its food
Orrin's maiku (two line verse):
steaming green tea
and a certain indifference
AND/OR
Pippa's maeku
returning the rabbit
to its food
the fabled maeku pedal … incredible …..
March 13, 2026 at 10:50 PM
the fabled maeku pedal … incredible …..
1/2) Pre-1900s, the lineage is like: hiraku produced maeku/tsukeku games, and senryū is just one kind of maeku/tsukeku game among many, as far as I know, not its own form. Hiraku has no specific characteristics. It literally means "plain verse" so is "unrestricted" - i.e. can be anything you want...
December 1, 2024 at 6:01 AM
1/2) Pre-1900s, the lineage is like: hiraku produced maeku/tsukeku games, and senryū is just one kind of maeku/tsukeku game among many, as far as I know, not its own form. Hiraku has no specific characteristics. It literally means "plain verse" so is "unrestricted" - i.e. can be anything you want...
poets together (tho there were some #renga that were solo.) the Maekuzuke were used with the Haikai master supplying the first part of the poem in either 17 sound units or the 'capping' piece of the poem, in 14 sound units.
ex. Maeku
engagement ring
left in
red district
tsukeku 14 sound units
ex. Maeku
engagement ring
left in
red district
tsukeku 14 sound units
December 19, 2024 at 4:20 PM
poets together (tho there were some #renga that were solo.) the Maekuzuke were used with the Haikai master supplying the first part of the poem in either 17 sound units or the 'capping' piece of the poem, in 14 sound units.
ex. Maeku
engagement ring
left in
red district
tsukeku 14 sound units
ex. Maeku
engagement ring
left in
red district
tsukeku 14 sound units
ex. Maeku
engagement ring
left in
red district
tsukeku 14 sound units
his fiancee would die
his fiancee would die
and when the beginner poets would 'cap' (put a cap) on the given verse, it might read something like:
engagement ring
left in
red district
his fiancee wld die
his fiancee wld die
engagement ring
left in
red district
tsukeku 14 sound units
his fiancee would die
his fiancee would die
and when the beginner poets would 'cap' (put a cap) on the given verse, it might read something like:
engagement ring
left in
red district
his fiancee wld die
his fiancee wld die
December 19, 2024 at 4:22 PM
ex. Maeku
engagement ring
left in
red district
tsukeku 14 sound units
his fiancee would die
his fiancee would die
and when the beginner poets would 'cap' (put a cap) on the given verse, it might read something like:
engagement ring
left in
red district
his fiancee wld die
his fiancee wld die
engagement ring
left in
red district
tsukeku 14 sound units
his fiancee would die
his fiancee would die
and when the beginner poets would 'cap' (put a cap) on the given verse, it might read something like:
engagement ring
left in
red district
his fiancee wld die
his fiancee wld die
For maekuzuke, we're generally looking for one entry per maeku, but we'll look at everything we find in the replies on socials as well as via e-mail.
June 8, 2026 at 2:57 PM
For maekuzuke, we're generally looking for one entry per maeku, but we'll look at everything we find in the replies on socials as well as via e-mail.