. Poetry from The Great In-Between: If Covid Media was a Senryu

Saturday, October 14, 2023

If Covid Media was a Senryu


If Covid Media was a Senryu

(A lone voice whispers)



Citizens line up 

(5)


Like spellbound blind cash cows 

(7)


Follow our orders

(5)


A senryu must be exactly 3 lines.


Like a Haiku, a senryu must follow the 5-7-5 format:


The first line must have 5 syllables.


The second line must have 7 syllables.


The third line must have 5 syllables.



A senryu focuses on humans and usually contains irony.


It usually focuses on human nature.


It is not written about nature or the seasons.


A senryu does not have to rhyme.


Excess death figures recently released are truly tragic. 


The link to vaccines is undeniable. 


But how can medical practitioners, doctors, nurses, etc. 


Keep administering them with a clear conscious, despite the huge data relating to life-changing injuries, and sudden death. 


Answer. 


Radix malorum est cupiditas

The root of evil is greed



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