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KARENKRO
@orrinonline.bsky.social
Xennial Texas-born Afro–Louisiana Creole 🤘🏾⚜️navigating Self and Life.
tanka/senryu poet
ive gotta get into the habit again of jotting down senryu with pen/pencil...at least before i post them online.
December 5, 2025 at 11:38 PM
on and on he talks, the friend continues flossing #senryu
December 5, 2025 at 11:36 PM
a child´s laughter as early lunch is served #senryu
December 5, 2025 at 11:36 PM
hot shower, rainbows in the bodygel suds #senryu
December 5, 2025 at 11:35 PM
in need of manicure, leaving the emails untouched #senryu
December 5, 2025 at 11:33 PM
eating hot eggrolls, the weekend shift begins again #senryu
December 5, 2025 at 11:31 PM
out-of-way diner: old factory wrapped in silence #senryu
December 5, 2025 at 11:30 PM
coldness of winter daphne, buying a Starbuck´s tea #senryu
December 5, 2025 at 11:28 PM
shut down meth lab...the temperature drops more before work #senryu
December 5, 2025 at 11:26 PM
stone lanterns greet folks arriving at the mansion #senryu
December 5, 2025 at 11:25 PM
falling rain anointing my body--blemished earth #senryu
December 5, 2025 at 11:24 PM
new hire vetted--wondering how much he´s getting paid #senryu
December 5, 2025 at 11:24 PM
knapsack full of books, on the train reading some Kafka #senryu
December 5, 2025 at 11:22 PM
mother-father-even the dog, aging quite quickly #senryu
December 5, 2025 at 11:22 PM
moping around the apartment, sudden laugh to self #senryu
December 5, 2025 at 11:20 PM
just paid bills, only to be paying bills once again #senryu
December 5, 2025 at 11:19 PM
leaping into darkness, flowering quince glow red #senryu
December 4, 2025 at 12:04 PM
misunderstood like Mary Magdalene, night freeze #senryu
December 4, 2025 at 12:01 PM
(revision)

wait for other shoe to drop...arriving at 5 #senryu
December 4, 2025 at 11:59 AM
dying bridal veil, what is 'Masculinity' #senryu
December 4, 2025 at 11:54 AM
toward winter—playing 'house' with someone else's man #senryu
December 4, 2025 at 11:53 AM
the man i sleep with—a mere boy...and so foolish #senryu
December 4, 2025 at 11:51 AM
this winter parking-lot, reflecting loneliness #senryu
December 4, 2025 at 11:37 AM
near the ocean...faint taste of papaya and rum #senryu
December 4, 2025 at 11:32 AM
winter orchids i fade into monochrome quiet #senryu
December 4, 2025 at 11:31 AM